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Auction: 24125 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 39: Ancient Coins, featuring the Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii - e-Auction
Lot: 1032

Roman Empire, Trajan (AD 98-117), AR Denarii (5): i) Rome, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head right, drapery at far shoulder, rev. COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC, Victory standing left, 3.02g (RIC 128; BMC 306), fine; ii) another, as before, 3.05g, about fine; iii) IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head right, drapery at far shoulder,, rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Abundantia standing left with child, ALIM ITAL in exergue, 2.82g (RIC 243; BMC 468), light scratches, otherwise lustrous and about very fine; iv) another, as before, rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, FORT RED in exergue, 3.10g (RIC 254; BMC 478), fine or thereabouts; v) another, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust right, rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae, 2.92g (RIC 271; BMC 424), lustrous, fine; (5).

Provenance

The Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii, found at Little Busby, North Yorkshire, on 2 June 2021 [PAS YORYM-B64A28]



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