CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

Emperor:
Trajan
Denomination:
AR Denarius
Composition:
Silver
Date:
112-117 AD
Obverse:
IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, Head of Trajan, laureate, right
Reverse:
PONT MAX TR POT COS II, Concordia, draped, wearing stephane, seated left on chair without back, sacrificing with patera in extended right hand over altar left, and holding cornucopiae in left
Reference:
BMCRE III 4-6; RIC II 12; Cohen II 302; RSC II 302; Woytek 20a; Strack I 10; BN 12; SRCV II 3153
Size:
19.44mm, 2.8g, 6h
Province:
Rome mint
Grade:
gF, toned
Information:
One of the earliest coins issued under Trajan in his first 1-2 years as Roman Emperor.
Trajan was one of the greatest Roman Emperors. A former soldier, he expanded the Roman Empire to its largest size in history. A philanthropist who invested in social welfare and public building programs, he is known as the second of the Five Good Emperors. This coin was part of the first emissions of coinage when Trajan became Emperor. The COS II in the obverse legend denotes Trajan's second consulship: he had already held his first consulship before being adopted by Nerva (BMCRE p. lv).

I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.




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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras


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