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RIC 603 of Trajan

Trajan AE Dupondius. 112-117 AD. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, radiate draped bust right / SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI S-C, Trajan's column with eagles at base. Cohen 563.

Lot No.2074. VF, with splendid detail on the column which is completely on the flan!

$ 475.

Trajan (98-117 AD) was responsible for a great expansion of the Roman Empire and its economy. This and his long reign have given us an abundance of coin types in the highest artistic style of Roman coin art.