Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1436. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $440. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.00 gm). Struck circa 112-115 AD. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / VIA TRAIANA, the Via Traiana reclining left on rock outcropping, head right, holding wheel. RIC II 636; BMCRE 986; cf. Cohen 649 (legend). Near VF, dark brown patina. ($400)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.

The Via Traiana was an important Roman road that ran from Brindisium to Beneventum, serving as an important link between Rome and the East. Its construction was begun in 109 AD and completed in 113 AD at Trajan’s own expense.