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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1986626, member: 56859&quot;]<font size="4">Trajan is one of my favorite emperors yet I only have a few of his coins-- and one was just a random mixed lot find.&nbsp; Several of his coins are on my &quot;find&quot; list though.</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Here&#039;s one of my earliest ancient purchases, a provincial of Trajan from Arados.&nbsp; The obverse is so unusual, with the deity in the forefront and emperor behind her.&nbsp; The artist did a nice job capturing the perspective.</font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355088[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><font size="4">PHOENICIA, Arados </font></b></p><p><b><font size="4">Trajan. AD 98-117</font></b></p><p><font size="4">CY 375 (AD 116/7)</font></p><p><font size="4">Æ22, 9.65 g</font></p><p><font size="4">Obv: draped bust of Astarte-Europa right; before, small laureate and draped bust of Trajan </font></p><p><font size="4">Rev: bull charging left</font></p><p><font size="4">Reference:&nbsp; SNG Copenhagen 81; BMC 374</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">A tiny bronze from Alexandria, with a rhino (I poached on medoraman&#039;s turf <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355089[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="4"><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Trajan</b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>year 17, 113/4 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="4">AE dichalkon</font></p><p><font size="4">Obv:&nbsp; Laureate head right</font></p><p><font size="4">Rev:&nbsp; rhino standing left; LIZ above</font></p><p><font size="4">Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 719v(17) R5, BMC 500</font></p><p><font size="4"><i>Emmett rates these as R5 but I&#039;ve seen many of them for sale.&nbsp; I think it&#039;s R1 or R2 in the real world.</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p>And a nicely toned denarius from a large mixed lot:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355090[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="4"><b>Trajan, 98-117 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>AR denarius, Rome, 101-102 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="4">18 mm, 3.7 gm</font></p><p><font size="4">Obv: [IMP CA]ES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head right </font></p><p><font size="4">Rev: P M TR P COS IIII P P, statue of Hercules standing facing, draped in lion skin, holding club and apple</font></p><p><font size="4">Ref: RIC II 49, BMC 86, RSC 234?, Cohen 236?</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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