114 Trajan Roman Empire Denarius Genius Superb Portrait NGC Ch AU (21062004C)
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114 Trajan Roman Empire Denarius Genius Superb Portrait NGC Ch AU (21062004C)

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Choice Almost Uncirculated Emperor Trajan Roman Empire silver denarius coin. 3.29g, 18/19mm, RIC 303 variety, RSC 105 variety, minted Summer to Autumn 114 CE.  Apparently unpublished obverse portrait where draped & cuirassed bust not listed by RIC or RSC. Certified by NGC to Ch AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5. Lustrous fields. Superbly detailed draped & cuirassed Imperial portrait and presentation of Genius/Bonus Eventus.  Obverse: IMP TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, draped & cuirassed laureate head right.  Reverse: COS VI P P SPQR, Genius (Bonus Eventus) standing left holding patera & grain ears. Genius is the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place, or thing.  Much like a guardian angel, the genius would follow each man from the hour of his birth until the day he died.  Each individual place had a genius (genius loci) and so did powerful objects, such as volcanoes. The concept extended to some specifics: the g

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