Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.51 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa spring AD 113-summer 114. EF.

Triton XXIX – Session 6
Lot: 6067. Estimated: $ 500

Selections from the Barry N. Rightman Collection, Silver

Sold For $ 4 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.51 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa spring AD 113-summer 114. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Trajan's Column: column surmounted by statue of Trajan standing left, holding patera and scepter, and set on podium decorated with two eagles. RIC II 292 var. (bust type); Woytek 425f (no example listed with this bust type); RSC 558 var. (same); cf. Elkins, Monuments Figure 121 (for rev. type). Lustrous. EF. Extremely rare issue with this bust type in silver.

From the Barry N. Rightman Collection, purchased from Numismatic Fine Arts, January 1980.

Trajan's Column was the crowning glory of the Forum Traiani, built with the spoils of the Dacian Wars. Covered by a continuous frieze of the war's events, the column was capped with a gilded heroic statue of the emperor, while an inscription on the base recounted the feat of engineering in the forum's construction. After Trajan's death, the column became the repository of his ashes.

Closing Date and Time: 22 January 2026 at 10:22:00 ET.



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