Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1414. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (27.30 gm). Struck circa 104-107 AD. Laureate head right / Trajan standing facing on dais, head left, holding olive branch and scepter, being crowned by Victory flying left; kneeling figures on either side at feet, raising hands; all surrounded by garlanded balustrade surmounted by four eagles. RIC II 551; BMCRE 826 note; Cohen 519. Near VF, brown patina, minor spots of porosity. Very rare. ($500)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.

This type is a clear reference to the victory of Trajan and his four legions (represented by the four eagles) in the first Dacian war.