TRAJAN, AD 98-117
AR Denarius (18.73mm, 3.30g, 7h)
Struck AD 114
Rome mint
Obverse: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIM AVG GERM DAC, laureate and draped bust of Trajan right
Reverse: PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR, Mars, helmeted, advancing right, carrying spear in right hand and holding trophy over shoulder in left
RIC II 331 var. (obv. leg.), Woytek 566v (1 spec.)
Attractive gold and rainbow toning. Areas of delamination on obverse and reverse. A good portrait, struck in high relief.
Apparently a very rare type, unlisted in the current RIC volumes but given a separate entry in Woytek. Only one specimen is cited by Woytek; another sold through Heritage Auctions in 2022. This coin makes a third. All three coins share the same obverse die.
Collection : Sold Coins