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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8350540, member: 85693"]My latest heroic bust is a Trajan sestertius - at least I think there's enough pecs showing to qualify. I am a bit puzzled as to why this one has varying descriptions for the reverse goddess, Abundantia/Annona. Looks like what is usually described as Annona, given the modius and the prow, cornucopiae, etc. But OCRE (RIC, presumably) says its Abundantia: </p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1481539[/ATTACH] Trajan Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(103-111 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP CAES NERVAE TRAINO AVG GER DAC PM TRP CO[S V PP], laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / S P Q R OPTIM[O PRINCIPI], S C, Abundantia (or Annona?) standing left, holding grain-ears and cornucopiae; modius on ground at left, prow at right.</p><p><b>Attribution: </b> OCRE describes reverse figure as Abundantia; many auctions, Wildwinds, etc. describe her as Annona. </p><p>RIC II 492; BMCRE 781; Cohen 469.</p><p>(23.53 grams / 31 x 30 mm)</p><p>eBay May 2022[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8350540, member: 85693"]My latest heroic bust is a Trajan sestertius - at least I think there's enough pecs showing to qualify. I am a bit puzzled as to why this one has varying descriptions for the reverse goddess, Abundantia/Annona. Looks like what is usually described as Annona, given the modius and the prow, cornucopiae, etc. But OCRE (RIC, presumably) says its Abundantia: [B][ATTACH=full]1481539[/ATTACH] Trajan Æ Sestertius (103-111 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] IMP CAES NERVAE TRAINO AVG GER DAC PM TRP CO[S V PP], laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / S P Q R OPTIM[O PRINCIPI], S C, Abundantia (or Annona?) standing left, holding grain-ears and cornucopiae; modius on ground at left, prow at right. [B]Attribution: [/B] OCRE describes reverse figure as Abundantia; many auctions, Wildwinds, etc. describe her as Annona. RIC II 492; BMCRE 781; Cohen 469. (23.53 grams / 31 x 30 mm) eBay May 2022[/QUOTE]
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