Magnificent Large Flan Sestertius

170, Lot: 227. Estimate $750. Sold for $1560. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 26.13 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 100. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia, altar before. RIC II 412; BMCRE 730; Cohen 623. Good VF, hard jade green patina with some spots of red and dark brown, a few rough spots. A little attention from a professional conservator, should bring out a truly magnificent coin. Fine style on a huge flan.