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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2143643, member: 19463&quot;]Many collectors want just a single coin of each emperor and, to many, it seems any coin will do.&nbsp; I am of the opinion that there are some reverses that should be shown favor when selecting coins for a specific Roman emperor whether you are seeking one or a fistful of coins.&nbsp; Trajan has many good types that seem to outrank the standard reverse of a standing figure.&nbsp; If you learned one thing about Trajan in first year ancient history it was that the Roman Empire reached its&nbsp; greatest expanse under his rule.&nbsp; This was accomplished when he annexed the province of Dacia and lands soon abandoned in Mesopotamia.&nbsp; It would seem appropriate to have a Trajan referring to his role as conqueror.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]410498[/ATTACH] </p><p>This 25.54g. sestertius shows a Dacian captive seated on a shield before a trophy of arms.&nbsp; His had supports his head in a position of mourning.&nbsp; The reverse legend is simply SPGR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC but DAC is included in the tiny lettered obverse: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve seen nicer examples but large sestertii of Trajan with good types and lots of legend tend to sell out of my price bracket.&nbsp; You don&#039;t have to look hard to find a worse one of these being offered.&nbsp; This was one of the coins I got in trade for my unwanted duplicates mentioned in another post but I would have bought this one anyway.&nbsp; This would be a good place to show your Trajan sestertii.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Really nice ones cost a lot!</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1161340" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1161340" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1161340</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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