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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 6727532, member: 10461&quot;]<b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Roman Empire: silver denarius of Trajan, ca. 98-117 AD; Mars advancing</font></font></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1271122[/ATTACH]</p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan" rel="nofollow">Trajan</a>, AD 98-117.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Silver denarius, 18mm, 3.3g, 6h; Rome mint.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> IMP TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P; Laureate and draped bust right.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=COS" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=COS" rel="nofollow">COS</a> ? <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=P%20P" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=P%20P" rel="nofollow">P P</a> <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=S%20P%20Q%20R" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=S%20P%20Q%20R" rel="nofollow">SPQR</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_(mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_(mythology)" rel="nofollow">Mars</a> advancing right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Reference: RIC 299.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-JAZ Numismatics auction #163, 11 June 2020.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">No elaborate writeup here.&nbsp; Just a fun coin I picked up in one of [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER]&#039;s auctions.&nbsp; I&#039;m not entirely enthused by the photos.&nbsp; The various-backgrounded ones make it look a tad dull, whereas the larger obverse-reverse ones are overexposed.&nbsp; Neither were sourced from my own camera.&nbsp; I&#039;ll have to attempt a reshoot later, to see if I can do any better.&nbsp; Maybe not.&nbsp; Coin photography is not my strong suit, but I am improving.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1271121[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1271122[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1271123[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1271124[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1271125[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1271126[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>Post your Trajan or Mars coins, if you like.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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