Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 27.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 112-summer 114. VF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 747. Estimated: $ 3 000

Roman Imperial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

Sold For $ 11 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 27.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 112-summer 114. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery / SPQR OP TIMO [PRI] NCIPI, FORVM TRAIAN/ S • C in two lines in exergue, view of the Forum of Trajan: the front is formed by six columns, on a podium of two steps, carrying a heavy center pier and two smaller piers on each side: there are four recesses between the piers: both left and right the side is indicated by a column and a recess: in the intercolumniations of the front are a doorway in center, and four small shrines with statues, two to left, two to right: above each of these is a round shield: above, statues–in center, a facing quadriga with driver, to left and right, warriors leading the quadriga, to left and right, trophies and Victories (?). RIC II 630 var. (bust type); Woytek 465b²; Strack 425; Banti 70 var. (same); BMCRE 984; BN 715 var. (same). Green-brown patina. VF. Wonderful architectural reverse. Very rare.

Ex Gemini IX (9 January 2012), lot 480 (hammer $8,500).

Nearly every detail of the Forum Traiani was intended as a celebration and aggrandizement of the emperor’s Dacian victory, so it is fitting that the forum’s entrance doubled as Trajan’s triumphal arch. In typical fashion, the arch is surmounted by a statuary group with figures of the emperor and Victory in a chariot, here drawn by six horses, and flanked by soldiers, trophies, and additional Victories.

The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Three – Lot 648–983 will be held Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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