Lot 3580

Description

Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), silver denarius, issued 117, Rome mint, (2.700 grams), obv. laureate draped bust to right of Trajan, around IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC, rev. radiate and draped bust of Sol to left, around PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P [S P Q R], (S.3140, RIC 326, RSC 189a). Nearly very fine and scarce.

The Reka-Devnia hoard contained 5217 denarii of Trajan but only 4 of this variety.