ANCIENT THEMES. Trajan. AD 97-117. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (35mm, 26.33 g, 6h). Paduan type. High quality cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). As made.

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ANCIENT THEMES. Trajan. AD 97-117. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (35mm, 26.33 g, 6h). Paduan type. High quality cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). IMP CΛES NERVΛE TRΛIΛNO ΛVG GER DΛC 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. Dark brown surfaces. As made. High quality cast.

From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 69 (8 June 2005), lot 2205.


Closing Date and Time: 21 February 2024 at 14:56:00 ET.

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