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Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (39.5mm, 15.88 g, 12h). In the name of Trajan. Fine.Electronic Auction 610 – Session 2 Roman Imperial, Bronze Estimate: $ 500 |
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Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (39.5mm, 15.88 g, 12h). In the name of Trajan. TRAIANVS AVG COS IIII P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Trajan right / Fortuna seated right, holding cornucopia; Mars, standing left, raising hand; Victory, advancing right; and Divus Augustus, enthroned facing, head left, holding scepter; all above reclining figures of Terra, to left, and Oceanus, to right. Alföldi, Kontorniat 318 and pl. 130, 2-6. Dark brown surfaces, roughness, light deposits. Fine. Very rare. |
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