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98-117 AD Trajan Gold Aureus Rome Very Rare

98-117 AD Trajan Gold Aureus Rome Very Rare Obverse

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A very rare and collectable gold Aureus of the Emperor Trajan, struck at the mint of Rome around the year 100 AD. The obverse features the laureate head of the emperor, facing right with the abbreviated legend around, translating as ‘Imperator Caesar Nerva Trajan Augustus Germanicus’. The reverse shows Fortuna - the personification of luck - standing, facing with her head turned left, holding a rudder in her left hand that is set on the prow of a ship. She holds a cornucopia in the crook of her other arm. Trajan, the second of the Five Good Emperors reigned from 98 to 117 AD, presiding over a program of military expansion that saw the empire attain its maximum territorial extend. An excellent and attractive example. RIC II 34, Sear 3094, Calico 1048.
Grade: Grade: GVF - Full flan and well struck, obverse ever so slightly off centre: Good Very Fine
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Obverse

Laureate head facing right, ties at nape. Legend: 'IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM'.

Reverse

Fortuna standing, facing with head turned left. In her left hand she holds a rudder or mast which projects from the prow of a ship which emerges from behind her figure. In her right arm, a cornucopia. Legend around: 'P • M • TR • P • COS III • P • P'.

Grade

GVF - Full flan and well struck, obverse ever so slightly off centre: Good Very Fine.