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Trajan Sestertius reverse SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI

1350,00 

Availability: In stock

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Reference : RIC.569 / C.542
Numismeo number : 9123
Historical figure : Trajan (98/117) See on Wikipedia
Weight

25,54

Diameter

33,4

Metal

Conservation

Année de frappe

Mint

Obverse

Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder

Obverse legend

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P

Reverse

Bridge across a river, boat on the river.

Reverse legend

SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI

Tooled
The bridge on the reverse of this coin is generally thought to be that constructed across the Danube

Pedigree : Auction Numphil (Paris) 10-11 Juin 2014 lot 82

Bronze sestertius of the Roman Emperor Trajan, struck in Rome between 107 and 110 AD. The reverse of this coin depicts a monumental bridge built by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at Trajan’s request, to span the Danube River in preparation for the Dacian campaigns

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