- 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- Apparently unpublished obverse portrait where draped & cuirassed bust not listed by RIC or RSC.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 genius of the theatre, of vineyards, and of festivals, which made performances successful, grapes grow, and celebrations succeed, respectively. It was extremely important in the Roman mind to propitiate the appropriate genii for the major undertakings and events of their lives.
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