★ VIA TRAIANA ★

Trajan, 98-117. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.27 g, 7 h), Rome, 112-114. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P Laureate head of Trajan to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / VIA TRAIANA Via Traiana reclining left, her head turned back to right, holding wheel in her right hand and branch in her left, resting left arm on rocks. BMC 487. Cohen 648. RIC 266. Woytek 398b. A nicely toned example of this interesting issue. Edge crack, otherwise, good extremely fine.

Ex Leu Web Auction 8, 29-30 June 2019, 1070.