Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (34.5mm, 20.93 g, 6h). In the name of Trajan. Fine.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 2
Lot: 1229. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (34.5mm, 20.93 g, 6h). In the name of Trajan. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS [III], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Trajan left / Bacchus reclining in biga drawn by panthers left; to right, cupid flying left, holding grape bunch; to left, satyr standing right, holding a pedum; two maenads in background. Alföldi, Kontorniat 261 and pl. 112, 6 (this example). Brown and green patina, cleaning scratches, roughness, ragged edge. Fine. Extremely rare.

From the Arjan Senden Collection. Ex Münzzentrum XLVII (10 November 1982), lot 683; A. H. Baldwin and Sons inventory (circa 1976).


Closing Date and Time: 4 June 2026 at 11:16:00 ET.

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