Sale: Triton VI, Lot: 860. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 13 January 2003.  Sold For $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (25.93 gm). Struck 103-111 AD. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, half length heroic bust right, aegis at shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S C across field, Spes walking left, holding flower and lifting hem of dress. RIC II 519; Cf. BMCRE 810; Cohen 459; Banti, I Grande Bronzi Imperiale 173. Good VF, choice emerald green patina. (See color enlargement on plate 22.) ($2000)