Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1580. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $4200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.04 gm, 6h). Struck circa 115 AD. Laureate and draped bust right / IMPERATOR VIII/S C in two lines in exergue, Trajan seated right on platform, placed on left, accompanied by two officers, addressing soldiers. RIC II 655; BMCRE 1017; Cohen 176. Near EF, green and green-brown patina. ($3000)