Attractive River Patina

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1587. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Æ Sestertius (16.26 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 2nd-3rd emissions, AD 249-250. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Dacia standing left, holding staff surmounted by ass’s head. RIC IV 112b; Banti 1. Near EF, yellow-brown river patina, minor corrosion on reverse.

From the Alain Lagrange Collection.