Trajan, 98-117. Denarius (Silver, 21 mm, 3.40 g, 6 h), Rome, autumn 116-August 117. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO Laureate bust of Trajan to right, with aegis on left shoulder and bare chest showing. Rev. PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P S•P•Q•R• Felicitas standing front, head to left, holding short caduceus in her right hand and cornucopiae with her left. BMC -. Cohen -. RIC -. Woytek 583[H]t.1 (this coin, shown on plate 116). Extremely rare, the better of only two known examples. An interesting hybrid issue with a most impressive portrait. Extremely fine.


This is a particularly interesting coin, as it combines an old obverse die from Woytek's group 17 (February-autumn116) with a reverse die from his group 19 (autumn 116-August 117). The mint must have either not noticed, or not cared about, the doubling of the title PARTHICO.