[eBay logo] Home Listings Buyers Sellers Search Help News/Chat Site Map [Great Gifts - Gratitude Guaranteed!] Last-minute holiday shopping? eBay's Gift Alert will save the day! Help children, and get unique holiday gifts at the Toys for Tots charity auctions. SCARCE Trajan *VIA TRAIANA* AE AS (Help !!) Item #45595721 Coins & Stamps:Coins:Non-US:Ancient, Medieval [Image] [Show description] $177.50 (reserve First bid $99.00 not yet met) [Bid!] Quantity 1# of bids 5 (bid history) (with emails) Time left 1 days, 21 hours + Location Northern California (mail this Started 11/29/98 11:35:05 PST auction to a friend) [Gift Alert] (request a Ends 12/06/98 11:35:05 PST gift alert) [NEW!] Featured Category Auction Seller roman (47) [star] (view seller's feedback) (view seller's other auctions) (ask seller a question) High bid lysimachos (2) Payment Money Order/Cashiers Checks, Personal Checks Shipping See item description for shipping charges Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Currency is U.S. dollars (US$) unless otherwise noted. Description Need help on this one. "Possibly" UN-PUBLISHED. Both the obverse portrait(draped bust), and the obverse legends are listed in RIC only for a Trajan sestertius and not for an AS. Also not in the ANS data base. ANY HELP FROM EXPERTS WITH ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTION REFERENCES will be greatly appreciated and will be posted immediately..... TRAJAN, (98-117 A.D.), AE AS, (struck 114-117A.D.), Laur.hd.DRAPED right, IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P COS VI PP.... / Woman reclining l. holding wheel and branch... SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, VIA TRAIANA in exergue.... GRADE:aVF/VF.... Scan has been lightened to show better detail. Coin has a glossy black patina with thin white cracking mostly on the obverse with less on the reverse. Reverse figure and VIA TRAIANA are Excellent... A, "rare reserve" by me, has been entered awaiting further attribution by anyone who can help. If this bronze issue is just an ommision by RIC, then any bid retraction is understandable..... RIC.... , BMC.... Add $2 for postage within the U.S. (insured at your request)... EXPERTS, Thanks in advance......John ----------------------------------------------------------------- On 11/29/98 at 15:52:23 PDT, seller added the following information: One response already: BMC lists 2 Trajan Asses with this obverse legend. (BMC.1012 and 1013.) However both have laureate draped on left shoulder only. Not fully draped as this coin is. THANKS. ----------------------------------------------------------------- On 12/02/98 at 07:02:34 PDT, seller added the following information: NEW INFORMATION: This type can be found in Banti's" I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali", vol.I-II. He lists 14 examples of this type, fully draped. He also notes that this variety is missing from RIC, BMC and Cohen. So, although not un-published, still a reasonably scarce issue. THANKS to all for the help...John --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Image]Bidding SCARCE Trajan *VIA TRAIANA* AE AS (Help !!) (Item #45595721) Current bid $177.50 Bid increment $2.50 Minimum bid $180.00 Registration required. eBay requires registration in order to bid. Find out how to become a registered user. It's fast and it's free! User ID or E-mail address Password (forgotten it?) Current minimum bid is 180.00 Your maximum bid. Please type only numerals and the decimal point (if required). Do not include a dollar sign ('$') or commas (','). Binding contract. Placing a bid is a binding contract in many states. Do not bid unless you intend to buy this item at the amount of your bid. Proxy bidding for all bids Please bid the maximum amount you are willing to pay for this item. Your maximum amount will be kept secret; eBay will bid on your behalf as necessary by increasing your bid by the current bid increment up until your maximum is reached. This saves you the trouble of having to keep track of the auction as it proceeds and prevents you from being outbid at the last minute unless your spending limit is exceeded. (See an example of proxy bidding). Also, in case of a tie for high bidder, earlier bids take precedence. And, keep in mind that you cannot reduce your maximum bid at a later date. Unless otherwise noted, bids are in U.S. dollars. If you have bid on this item before, note that your new bid must be greater than your previous bid. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [eBay logo] Home Listings Buyers Sellers Search Help News/Chat Site Map Thank you for using eBay! Copyright © 1995-1998 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement. To read our Privacy Policy, click here.