Lot 410: TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. AR Denarius. Rome mint. Struck 102 AD.

TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. AR Denarius (19mm - 3.26 g). Rome mint. Struck 102 AD. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / P M TR P COS IIII P P, Victory standing right, left foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on cippus; pellet in exergue. RIC II 66 var. (no pellet); Woytek 126b var. (same obverse die, no pellet); BMCRE 111 var. (same); RSC 247a var. (same). Good VF.

None of the references mention the pellet in the exergue, although Woytek 126c illustrates and example with the pellet from a different die. Perhaps it was considered a die break, but with two different dies with the same pellet, it was evidently added on purpose.

• Offered By: VAuctions
• Lot #: 410
• Listing #: 183697
• Closed: Friday, January 31, 2014 7:24:30 PM CT
• Estimate: $150