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Lot 82. Traianus AR Denarius, VIA TRAIANA
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eAuction #40, Lot 82. Estimate: CHF 200.00
Traianus (98-117 AD). AR Denarius (19 mm, 2.53 g), Roma (Rome), 112-114 AD.
Obv. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder.
Rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / VIA TRAIANA, Via Traiana reclining left, holding wheel.
BMC 487. RIC II, 266.
Nicely toned. Good very fine.
This reverse type commemorates the construction of the Via Appia Traiana, which ran from Beneventum to the important harbor of Brundisium and allowed quicker travelling to the east.
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