new Trajan additions

I almost received all the coins I ordered in August and early September, I missing only one , my intention at the beginning was to buy only Trajan coins that I don't have , but as always the plans change and I end up buying something else. I was able to find three Trajan coins , I hope you will like my choices.

Please show us your Trajan coin/s you like most !


Trajan Denarius. 114-117 , RIC 339
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC Laureate head right, heroic bust wearing aegis on far shoulder.
P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak round shoulders, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left


Trajan AR Denarius , RIC 343
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate draped bust right /
P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR, Felicitas standing front, head left, holding caduceus & cornucopiae.


Trajan Denarius. 112-117 AD. RIC 364
IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO, laureate draped bust right /
PM TRP COS VI PP SPQR PRO-VID, Providentia standing left, leaning against column and holding sceptre, globe at her feet. RSC 315.

 

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Nice Trajans, @singig . I like the third one the best.

RI AE As Trajan CE 98-117 26mm 11.0g Rome Laureate Draped - SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS Victory R wreath palm S-C RIC 675



RI Trajan Egypt AE Dichalkon Laureate hd L Rhinoceros walking L LI-Z yr 17 CE 113-114 12.9mm 1.25g Emmet 719 var. rhino right

 

All of those are great coins. 3 in a month!

I only have one Trajan, so it's easy to choose...


Trajan, silver denarius, 98-117AD, Rome. 19mm, 3.1g. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V P P. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI (RIC 226; RSC 571). From the Westbury Sub Mendip Hoard, Somerset, England, buried in 193AD.

 

Thanks ! , ...very nice victory , is an uncommon type.... and a lovely rhino

 

Thanks ! , I will say around 2 weeks , buying coins on internet gives you addiction, you have to stop quickly .

 

Very nice, @singig ! I especially like the Mars and Providentia reverses. Here are my two favorite Trajans:


Trajan, AE Dupondius, circa 105-111, (28mm., 13.22g.) Radiate head right/ Rev. Trophy of arms, two shields at base; S-C across fields. RIC 586.


Trajan, AR Denarius (18 mm, 3.23g), Rome, 107-111. Laureate head of Trajan to right./ Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC 128.

 

Fantastic denarii, @singig! Lovely coins! I like the Mars reverse type because of the heroic bust on that one!

I have too many Trajans to post, so I'll just post a few favorites.

My Mars type:



Trajan, AD 98-117
Roman AR denarius; 2.95 gm, 20 mm
Rome, AD 114-117
Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate and draped bust, right
Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Mars walking right with spear and trophy
Refs: RIC 337; BMCRE 536-40; Cohen 270; RCV --; Woytek 520v; Strack 230; BN 819.

I like these little quadrantes:


Trajan, AD 98-117.
Roman Æ quadrans, 3.68 g, 16.4 mm, 6 h.
Rome, AD 98-117.
Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG, laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder.
Rev: She-wolf walking right; SC in exergue.
Refs: RIC 692; BMCRE 1060; Cohen 338; RCV --; Woytek 599b1.

My most historically-themed Trajan is this one:


Trajan, AD 98-117.
Roman AR Denarius, 3.39 g, 18.4 mm, 7 h.
Rome, AD 112-117 (likely AD 113).
Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust, right, with slight drapery on left shoulder.
Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, woman (Via Traiana) reclining left on rocks, holding wheel in right hand and branch in left hand; in exergue, VIA TRAIANA.
Refs: RIC 266; BMCRE 487-91; RSC/Cohen 468; Strack 179a; RCV 3173; UCR 582; Woytek (MIR) 3983b.

Here's a "brass as" struck for use in Syria. The location of mintage isn't known with certainty. I like the countermark:


Trajan. A.D. 98-117.
Roman orichalcum as, 8.49 g, 23.5 mm, 6 h.
Struck in Rome for circulation in Syria (?); Struck in Antioch (?), AD 115/16.
Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM, radiate and draped bust right; c/m: bucranium within incuse punch.
Rev: DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI P P around laurel wreath enclosing large SC.
Refs: RIC 647; BMCRE 1094; Cohen 123; RCV 3243; Woytek 937v; McAlee 509; Strack 479; BN 953-5. For c/m: Pangerl 63; Howgego 294.

 

Thanks ! @Shea19 @Roman Collector .
I bought the Mars coin for the emperor portrait , is the only heroic bust I have.

 

Thank you, also. I got it because it spells out SPQR - SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS

 

Nice Trajans!

Here's a Trajan denarius with Abundantia,



Trajan (98-117 AD). AR Denarius. Rome, 98 AD. Laureate head right / Abundantia seated left on chair formed by crossed cornucopia, holding scepter. 17 mm. 3.4 g.

And here's what's left of a likely Trajan drachm after repurposing. Here comes the re-strike :



Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.25 g), 132-135 AD. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 AD). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. / 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), upright palm branch. Hendin 1430; David Hendin Guide to BIBLICAL COINS, Fifth Edition, plate 40, (this coin illus.); Mildenberg 150 (O11/R103), 7 cited, this being #5. Portions of the undertype legend visible on obverse from the obverse of a Drachm, probably of Trajan and probably of Caesaria. The letters AYTOK can be discerned, these being part of the title AYTOKRATΩR - autocrat, dictator, tyrant, despot. Ex David Hendin Collection.

 

WOW, that Trajan Mars's is fantastic and I like the other two as well. Nice acquisitions, congrats. AR silver denarius RIC11 356, Rome mint circa 114 AD, 3gm. 19.4mm. Toned.

 

Really nice coins..
This was my first individual Roman coin purchase (outside of uncleaned lots).
I do love how young Trajan looks here...

 

..those are well struck & low circulation looking Trajan denarius@singig! very nice!...this one is my last purchase of Trajan..i've sold one, can't find one and got this'un..(a must have for the 5(6) good )

 

@Carl Wilmont, is it just me, or does that early Trajan look a Lot like Nerva? Wish I could remember who it was who recently got into some depth about a similar transition in portraiture from Vitellius (...or even Otho?) to Vespasian.
The Bar Kochba zud is just lovely.

 

Great additions! I really your first one, that heroic bust is really speaking for itself.

My favorite, which depicts an event that sums up this emperor quite well: conquest!

 

@+VGO.DVCKS, Yes, Trajan's nose, in particular, is depicted larger on this coin than on others posted here. This feature was, of course, characteristic of Nerva. As you noted, this denarius of Trajan was an early one- struck in the first year of his reign. Below, I've posted my denarii of Trajan (struck 98 AD) and Nerva (struck 97 AD) for one sample comparison.






Nerva (96-98 AD). AR Denarius. Rome mint. Struck 97 AD. IMP NERVΛCΛES ΛVG P M TR POT, laureate head right / COS III PΛTER PΛTRIΛE, priestly emblems: simpulum, aspergillum, guttus, and lituus. 18mm. 2.98 g.

What do you think, did the engraver have the image of Trajan's predecessor on his mind?

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The Bar Kochba zud is just lovely.[/QUOTE]
- Thanks. It's one of my favorite coins, partially because of its provenance.

 

- Thanks. It's one of my favorite coins, partially because of its provenance.[/QUOTE]
@Carl Wilmont, thanks for the confirmation! I still wish I could remember (or find) who was talking about the resemblance of early Vespasian portraits to either Otho or (likelier ...I suppose) Vitellius. ...Does someone post as "@Flavian?" (Revising this just now, I guess not.)
The provenance of your Bar Kochba zum (David Hendin? --Forget it) is mightily impressive, but I agree, the coin is only better. Its likely being from the last year of the revolt adds a dimension of poignance. I dimly recall hearing something from American public radio or the BBC, about historical reassessments of the Bar Kochba revolt, putting it more nearly on the same scale as the 'First Revolt.'

 

Love that first one with the heroic bust and aegis!

TRAJAN
AR Denarius. 3.12g, 20.7mm. Rome mint, AD 114-117. RIC II 354 var. (bust type); BMCRE pg. 111 note; RSC 274c. O: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. R: P M TR P COS VI PP S P Q R, Virtus standing right, holding spear and parazonium, left foot on helmet.
Ex Michael Kelly Collection; ex John A. Seeger Collection (CNG eAuction 172, 9 May 2007, lot 200)

TRAJAN
AE Sestertius. 25.21g, 34.4mm. Rome mint, circa AD 103-104. RIC II 571; Woytek 175a. O: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate, draped bust right. R: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, view of the Circus Maximus, showing a colonnaded front (the Duodecim Portae), with arched gateway surmounted by facing quadriga; on right, a similar arch with quadriga, and another arch surmounted by quadriga facing right, temple of Sol along back wall; within from left to right, meta, equestrian statue of Trajan, obelisk of Augustus, shrine of Cybele, and a second meta; S C in exergue.

 

@zumbly, the architecture on that sestertius is magnificent. Your example emphatically included; it's like, it translates. Not sure I even want to know what ones in any better condition run to.