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| Nomos AG > obolos 20 | Auction date: 3 October 2021 |
| Lot number: 968 | |
| Lot description: BITHYNIA. Heraclaea Pontica. Trajan, 98-117. (Bronze, 20 mm, 5.57 g, 6 h), 114-116. ΑΥΤ K NEP ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС APICTOC C Γ Δ Laureate head of Trajan to right. Rev. ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΜΑΤΡΟΠΟΛ (sic) Helmeted bust of Athena to right, wearing aegis. RG 90. RPC III 1176. An extremely rare late issue of Trajan; only two specimens cited in RPC, both of which are in museum collections, and none on CoinArchives. Well-struck with clear types and legends. Good very fine. Examples with these same types but with slightly different legends and dated to 102-114 are relatively common. This later issue, however, is extremely rare. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
