Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck after 20 February AD 116-August 117. Near VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 230. Estimated: $ 400

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck after 20 February AD 116-August 117. Laureate and draped bust right / Trajan, wearing military attire, standing slightly left, head right, holding reversed spear and parazonium; around feet, Armenia, Tigris, and Euphrates: to right, Armenia resting hand on head flanked by Euphrates and Tigris, both reclining on urn from which water flows and holding reed. RIC II 642; Woytek 590v–3; Banti 29. River patina, areas of roughness. Near VF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection, purchased from Pegasi, 11 September 2009.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:16:20 ET.



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