116, Lot: 257. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 26.01 g). Struck circa 107-111 AD. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Octastyle temple with portico on either side, seated figure within; Jupiter on pediment seated facing, seated figures on either side; Victories at corners, standing figure at point. RIC II 577; BMCRE 863; Cohen 549. Fine, black patina with some red, high spots worn. Rare.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.