CNG 112, Lot: 613. Estimate $3000. Sold for $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 107. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / S P • Q • R • OPTIMO • PRINCIPI •, Jupiter seated left, feet on footstool, holding Victory and scepter. RIC II 153 var. (bust type); Allen Series 3₂, Type XII (O61/R – [unlisted rev. die]); Woytek 228f; Strack 96β; Calicó 1089; BMCRE p. 54, ‡; BN –; Biaggi 529; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Some scratches and marks, underlying luster. Good VF.