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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 24881629, member: 135271&quot;]Bought this Trajan denarius awhile back, and - like the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/domitian-denarius-snack-coin-turns-out-to-be-the-third-specimen-known.409764/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/domitian-denarius-snack-coin-turns-out-to-be-the-third-specimen-known.409764/">Domitian denarius</a> I posted about awhile back - I&#039;m only now getting around to working on photos and attribution.</p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot find an exact match on OCRE. It seems to be an obverse legend variant of RIC II 331 - mine spells the emperor&#039;s full name in the dative case - &#039;TRAIANO&#039; rather than the shortened or abbreviated &#039;TRAIAN&#039; as described in RIC.</p><p><br /></p><p>A small difference, perhaps, but interesting nonetheless. Out of curiosity, at what point does a &#039;variant&#039; justify its own RIC number?</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, the coin itself is not bad, with a good portrait and some really nice toning, especially on the obverse. Less appealing are the areas of delamination.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2024_01/TrajandenariusMars-trophy.jpg.329e8e78315ab1c9b5789c0d202a42b9.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2024_01/TrajandenariusMars-trophy.jpg.329e8e78315ab1c9b5789c0d202a42b9.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2024_01/TrajandenariusMars-trophy.jpg.329e8e78315ab1c9b5789c0d202a42b9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>TRAJAN, AD 98-117</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>AR Denarius (18.73mm, 3.30g, 7h)</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Struck AD 114. Rome mint</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Obverse: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIM AVG GERM DAC, laureate and draped bust of Trajan right</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Reverse: PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR, Mars, helmeted, advancing right, carrying spear in right hand and holding trophy over shoulder in left</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>RIC II 331 var. (obv. leg.)</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Attractive gold and rainbow toning with areas of delamination on obverse and reverse. A good portrait, struck in high relief.</i></i></p><p><br /></p><p>In my online searches, I was able to find only one coin that matched mine - literally (an obverse die match). <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=9359537" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=9359537" rel="nofollow">This coin</a> sold through Heritage Auction in 2022. Other than that I drew a blank. So, it would seem to be a very rare obverse legend variant.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m curious, for those who have access to other reference catalogs, is this variant listed anywhere else? Such as Woytek?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks! Feel free to post your own rare coin variants, as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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