454, Lot: 271. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Sepphoris (Diocaesarea). Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ (20.5mm, 6.43 g, 12h). TPAIANOΣ AVT[OKPA] TΩP EΔΩKEN, laureate head right / [ΣΕΠΦΩ Ρ]ΗΝΩΝ, filleted caduceus. RPC III 3938; Rosenberger 5; Sofaer 3. Green patina with thick earthen highlights/deposits. VF.

The obverse legend translates as “Trajan the emperor gave.” Trajan’s issues from Sepphoris all feature this remarkable legend, which indicates that the emperor granted Sepphoris the right to strike coinage.