Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 916. Estimate $2500.  Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004.  Sold For $2400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.61 gm). Struck 115-116 AD. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / IMPERATOR VIIII / S C in exergue, Trajan, in miltary outfit, seated right on camp bench set on daïs, extending hand to three soldiers holding spears, two of whom extend their hands to Trajan; fourth soldier holds horse at ready; three military standards behind; two military figures standing behind Trajan; third stands before daïs, holding spear. RIC II 657; Strack 464z; BMCRE 1019; Banti 80; Cohen 178. Near EF, green and brown patina. ($2500)