Ex Biaggi de Blasys, Jameson, and Ponton d’Amécourt Collections

Triton XIX, Lot: 2194. Estimate $10000. Sold for $16000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Restitution issue of Divus Titus. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 107 or 112/113. DIVVS TITVS, laureate head of Titus left / IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GER DAC P P REST, pulvinar (throne) of Jupiter and Juno: square seat, draped and surmounted by horizontal winged thunderbolt. RIC II 833; Woytek 870; Komnick 70.0; Calicó 802 (this coin illustrated); Biaggi 392 = Jameson 75 (this coin); BMCRE 705. Good VF, several scratches and nicks. Very rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Astarte XIV (24 April 2004), lot 405; Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection, 392; Robert Jameson Collection, 75; Dr. Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer Collection (J. Hirsch XVIII, 27 May 1907), lot 703; Vicount Gustave Ponton d’Amécourt Collection (Rollin & Feuardent, 25 April 1887), lot 171 .