| Nomos AG > obolos 30 | Auction date: 17 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 648 Price realized: 220 CHF (Approx. 254 USD / 231 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Divus Trajan, died 117. Antoninianus (Silver, 23 mm, 4.48 g, 1 h), struck under Trajan Decius, Rome, 250-251. DIVO TRAIANO Radiate head of Trajan to right. Rev. CONSECRATIO Eagle standing facing, head left. Cohen 666. RIC 85a (Decius). NGC Cert #6634576-005, Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5. Pleasing rendering of Trajan as divus, and exceptional fine specimen for issue. Small spots of corrosion on reverse and , otherwise, extremely fine. In 250-251 Trajan Decius had a series of commemorative coins for deified Roman emperors issued. In total eleven of his predecessors were honored, but several deified leaders were not. Unfortunately, there is no way to find out why Julius Caesar, Claudius, Pertinax and Caracalla were left out. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
