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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carl Wilmont, post: 4906171, member: 75496&quot;]<font size="5">[USER=110504]@+VGO.DVCKS[/USER], Yes, Trajan&#039;s nose, in particular, is depicted larger on this coin than on others posted here.&nbsp; This feature was, of course, characteristic of Nerva.&nbsp; As you noted, this denarius of Trajan was an early one- struck in the first year of his reign.&nbsp; Below, I&#039;ve posted my denarii of Trajan (struck 98 AD) and Nerva (struck 97 AD) for one sample comparison.&nbsp; </font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/trajan-denarius-jpg.1101706/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/nerva-denarius-jpg.1176243/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">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.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>What do you think, did the engraver have the image of Trajan&#039;s predecessor on his mind?</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>-------------------------------------------------------------------------</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>The Bar Kochba zud is just lovely.[/QUOTE]</p><p>- Thanks.&nbsp; It&#039;s one of my favorite coins, partially because of its provenance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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