281, Lot: 317. Estimate $300. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 25.62 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck late AD 114-early 116. Laureate and draped bust right / IMPERATOR VIIII, Trajan, in miltary outfit, seated right on camp bench set on daïs, extending hand to three soldiers holding spears, two of whom extend their hands to Trajan; fourth soldier holds horse at ready; three military standards behind; two military figures standing behind Trajan; third stands before daïs, holding spear. RIC II 658; Woytek 549v; Banti 80. Near VF, green patina, some smoothing and cleaning scratches.