319, Lot: 410. Estimate $150. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.83 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 112-113. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M [TR P COS] VI PP, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / [V]IRTVTI ET FELICITATI, Virtus standing right, holding spear and parazonium, facing Felicitas, standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia; S C in exergue. RIC II –; Woytek 471f; Strack 440; Banti –. Fine, black patina under a layer of earthen deposits, minor scratches. Very rare reverse type.