ANCIENT THEMES. Trajan. AD 97-117. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (34mm, 23.37 g, 6h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino, 1500-1570. VF.Electronic Auction 531 – Session 2 World Medals, Bronze Sold For $ 120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANCIENT THEMES. Trajan. AD 97-117. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (34mm, 23.37 g, 6h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino, 1500-1570. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO · AVG · GER · DAC · P M TR P COS · V · P · P ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / · S · P · Q · R · OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S C in exergue, Genius of the Aqua Traiana reclining left under arched and ornamented grotto supported by two columns, holding reed and leaning on urn from which water flows; ΛQ VΛ/TRΛIΛNΛ in two lines in exergue. Johnson & Martini 1656-9; Klawans 1. Brown surfaces, some deposits and pitting. VF. |