Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 24.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 114-116.

Electronic Auction 492
Lot: 374. Estimated: $ 1 000

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 24.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 114-116. Laureate and draped bust right / IMPERATOR VIII/S C in two lines in exergue, Trajan seated right on sella castrensis set on high platform, two officers at his side, haranguing a group of six soldiers who hold two signa and an aquila. RIC II 655; Woytek 548v; Banti 78 (this coin illustrated). Brown surfaces, obverse pitting, collector’s mark on obverse in India ink behind Trajan’s head. VF. Over 100 year old pedigree.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 407 (11 October 2017), lot 564; Herzfelder Colllection (Egger XLIII, 14 April 1913), lot 752.


Closing Date and Time: 26 May 2021 at 12:04:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.