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<p>[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 7287249, member: 80952"]Congratulations - excellent Domitian coin. For the moment I am settling with 2 Domitians - a denarius from 87 and a provincial from Sestos. </p><p><br /></p><p>I can say I spent some time searching for this coin </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1275968[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC II Trajan 130 </p><p>Date Range: AD 103 - AD 111</p><p>Obverse Legend: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P</p><p>Type: Bust of Trajan, laureate, right (sometimes draped on left shoulder - like in my example)</p><p>Reverse Legend: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC</p><p>Type: Victory, naked to hips, standing right, left foot set on a step, inscribing DACICA on shield</p><p><br /></p><p>Not rare (I think the one from 111 with same reverse but legend SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI is a rare type) but I spent some time searching for a Trajan coin that </p><p>1. is clearly linked with conquering Dacia (apart from DACCAP examples as I don't find the design interesting enough) 2. is not very worn 3. doesn't have a 3 figure price. </p><p>Apparently fulfilling all 3 conditions isn't very easy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 7287249, member: 80952"]Congratulations - excellent Domitian coin. For the moment I am settling with 2 Domitians - a denarius from 87 and a provincial from Sestos. I can say I spent some time searching for this coin [ATTACH=full]1275968[/ATTACH] RIC II Trajan 130 Date Range: AD 103 - AD 111 Obverse Legend: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P Type: Bust of Trajan, laureate, right (sometimes draped on left shoulder - like in my example) Reverse Legend: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC Type: Victory, naked to hips, standing right, left foot set on a step, inscribing DACICA on shield Not rare (I think the one from 111 with same reverse but legend SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI is a rare type) but I spent some time searching for a Trajan coin that 1. is clearly linked with conquering Dacia (apart from DACCAP examples as I don't find the design interesting enough) 2. is not very worn 3. doesn't have a 3 figure price. Apparently fulfilling all 3 conditions isn't very easy.[/QUOTE]
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