New Trajan Dupondius Appropriate For The Holiday - Abundantia/Cornuacopiae

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paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 11/22/2018 2:43 pm This dupondius of Trajan has some reverse issues, but otherwise, it looks decent, especially compared to the ones I usually see offered up for sale, and I didn't have one of these, so I grabbed it. Using seller photos until it shows up. Trajan (99-102 AD) - Dupondius. 27mm, 12.4g. RIC II 428; Cohen 639 Obv: Emperor's radiate bust facing right. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M Rev: Abundantia, holding sceptre and seated left on chair of two cornuacopiae. TR POT COS IIII P P / S C below Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse 11/22/2018 4:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/22/2018 2:54 pm It's a very nice coin, cool reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 11/22/2018 2:57 pm It looks like two "chips" are missing but I don't see any signs of overt BD so it should be OK. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 11/22/2018 3:17 pm Just to be an obnoxious stickler, cornucopiae is always singular: cornu "horn" + copiae "of plenty". The proper plural is cornuacopiae: cornua "horns" + copiae "of plenty", similar to the way that the English plural of father-in-law is fathers-in-law. Nice coin! Edited by Kushanshah 11/22/2018 3:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 11/22/2018 4:05 pm Thanks, KS. I never knew that! My Latin knowledge extends to about the first few chapters of Wheelock's so it's not exactly a familiar language to me. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 11/22/2018 4:13 pm @paralyse I'm pretty sure I have a 45-year-old copy of Wheelock around here somewhere Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 11/29/2018 12:29 am Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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