Lot 1745

Description

Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), AE As, Rome mint, issued 103-11, (10.82 g), obv. laureate head of Trajan to right, around IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, rev. Trajan's Column, the column set on podium decorated with eagles, surmounted by statue of Trajan standing left, holding patera and sceptre, around SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C to sides, (S.-, RIC 600). Green and brown toning, some smoothing and tooling, very fine and rare.

Ex Dr V.J.A.Flynn Collection and previously CNG Auction 202, lot 252. With ticket.

The obverse of this coin clearly reads COS V P P, but this type is not recorded with a COS V obverse in this denomination. It is perhaps a COS VI obverse that was tooled to read COS V. (per CNG description)