As - Trajan 103-111 Ad (Pax Seated, Dacian Kneeling)?

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Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4404 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 12:31 pm Coin 1 of 10 from lot. Recently I've been looking into ancient coins because the history behind them can be so interesting and it seems like a fun challenge to attribute them. I found one ancient seller online who was auctioning small lots of unidentified coins and I waited for one that seemed worth the price. One came along, 10 coins, ended winning them at $55. $5.50 each seemed pretty good. So far I've identified 8 out of 10 but I have no clue how to find the value or rarity. I'll be posting all 10 to see if I got these for a good price, if there any rare ones in there, and to try to get help on identifying the last two. First one looks to be RIC II Trajan #510 (As). Obverse: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V P P Reverse: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C Weight: 11.44g Diameter: 27mm Is my attribution correct? Value? Rarity? Any history behind this one? Report this Post to the Staff

FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3440 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 2:31 pm Well it certainly is Pax seated left The hand extended holding an olive branch indicates such Pax is almost always waving an olive branch The kneeling figure is interpreted as Dacian since the Dacian war was the big event of the period Generally Dacians would be shown as prisoners or otherwise in the "dejected" ( head down ) depiction This is a nice bronze Certainly worth half (or more) of what you paid for the lot ! In fact Given a bit of toning Perhaps a long olive oil bath (Pax would approve) it could well justify the entire expense ! Keep in mind that ancients are unlike moderns There is no sheet to consult as to value as they can all have very different qualities It is all very much a matter of taste Holes are bad Pitting is bad Scratches are bad But two coins of same type can appear quite different in style The first 'nice' coin which I purchased (back in 1977) was an As of Trajan I still own it My advice is to keep this one It's the pick of the lot and one that you would regret giving up The others ? Not so much Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS 11/03/2019 2:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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