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Trajan Sestertius reverse SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI

1350,00 

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SKU: RIC.569 / C.542 Categories: ,
N° Numismeo : #9122Référence : RIC.569 / C.542Personnage : Trajan (98 - 117)
Weight

25,54

Diameter

33,4

Metal

Bronze

Condition

Very Fine

Mint Year

107-110

Mint

Rome

Obverse description

Laureate bust on the right, draped over the left shoulder.

Obverse legend

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

Reverse description

Pont au dessus d'un fleuve, en dessous un bateau.

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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