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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 5382372, member: 80783&quot;]Today the last of my purchases of 2020 came in the mail and it was a pleasant surprise! See the seller´s pictures (and the rest of my top 10)&nbsp; here: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/julius-germanicus-top-ten-sestertii-of-2020.372460/#post-5340657" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/julius-germanicus-top-ten-sestertii-of-2020.372460/#post-5340657">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/julius-germanicus-top-ten-sestertii-of-2020.372460/#post-5340657</a> ).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230643[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>PLOTINA AVG IMP TRAIANI - draped bust of Plotina right, hair elaborately dressed in two tiers over brow, above which is a stephane, and elaborately waved at the back, falling down her neck in plait /</p><p>FIDES AVGVST S C - Fides standing right, holding grain ears in right hand, basket of fruits in left</p><p>Sestertius, Rome mint 112 A.D.</p><p>RIC 740 (Trajan), BMCRE 1080 (Trajan), Cohen 12, Woytek Nr.711, Banti 1</p><p>Ex Jesus Vico Online Auction 157 (26.11.2020), lot 3038</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230644[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not going to bore you with a writeup on the history of Plotina here, but one would expect Sestertii of Trajan´s wife to be as common as those of the other 2nd century &quot;good&quot; Emperors, as they were struck when the production of this denomination was at an all time high. </p><p><br /></p><p>But alas they are not, even compared to those of an obscure later empress like Aquilia Severa. Banti only knew of 30 specimens, Woytek listed 48, and I found a total of 54. That is only about half as many as are documented for Gordian I or II who only ruled for 20 days.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sestertii of Trajan´s wife are so rare that I believe this might well be the most eye appeal available for less than a four digit amount, compare for example the discussion on the (only?) other specimen posted on this forum:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/help-with-plotina-sestertius.366329/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/help-with-plotina-sestertius.366329/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/help-with-plotina-sestertius.366329/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A Sestertius from the same obverse die as mine sold for an incredible 72.000 € in 2013 (but has since lost a lot of appeal, see </p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ouch-plotina-sestertius.359516/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ouch-plotina-sestertius.359516/"> https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ouch-plotina-sestertius.359516/ )</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I would be happy to find out any pedigree my coin might have or whatever else you find interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please take care and post anything about Plotina or Trajan´s other Augustae Marciana and Matidia![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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