| Description : Ancient Roman Imperial Rome Brass Trajan Sestertius Orichalcum | | Modern die overstruck on ancient planchet with original green patina kept 98% intact.
TRAJAN (FAKE) 98-117 AD. Æ Orichalcum Sestertius (36mm, 25.3 gms). Struck 116-117 AD. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust right / ARMENIA ET MESOPOTAMIA IN POTESTATEM P R REDACTAE, S C across field, Trajan, laureate and in military outfit, standing facing, head right, holding reversed spear and parazonium; Mesopotamia seated left at feet, in attitude of mourning; to left and right, Tigris and Euphrates seated, vis à vis, each leaning on inverted urn from which water flows, and holding reed. RIC II 642; BMCRE 1033; Cohen 39. |