Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (37mm, 20.98 g, 1h). In the name of Divus Trajan. VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 297. Estimated: $ 1 000

Roman Contorniates, Bronze

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Contorniates. Late 4th-5th centuries AD. Æ Contorniate (37mm, 20.98 g, 1h). In the name of Divus Trajan. DIVO TRAIA NO AVGVSTO, laureate and draped bust right; monogram engraved to right / The charioteer Polystefanus in quadriga right, head left, holding flail and palm frond; POLVSTEFANVS in exergue. Alföldi, Kontorniat 345.17 (dies 85/150; this example). Brown patina, minor roughness, edge ding. VF. Very rare.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Varesi 74 (29 April 2019), lot 108; Montenapoleone 8 (11 May 1988), lot 373; Robert J. Myers 1 (18 November 1971), lot 618.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:38:40 ET.



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