Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Trajan, AD 98-117. Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm (9.98g) About VF. Uncertain mint in Asia Minor, AD 98. Laureate head right of Trajan. Reverse: Cult statues of Augustus standing facing, holding spear and Roma, crowning emperor with wreath and holding cornucopiae; within distyle temple. RIC -; BMC -; RSC -. Unrecorded in the primary refernces. Cleaned. About Very Fine.
Although the combination of obverse legend with this reverse type is unrecorded in the primary literature, there have been a few examples of the type on the market over the past decade. Estimated Value $250 - 300