Very Rare Bust Variety
333, Lot: 291. Estimate $150. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.10 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 112-113. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Annona standing facing, head left, holding grain ears and cornucopia; to left, child standing facing, head right. RIC II 243 var. (bust type); Woytek 395h (same obv. die); RSC 9 var. (same). Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare with this bust type. Only one cited by Woytek.