120, Lot: 140. Estimate $150. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 19.63 g). Struck 115-116 AD. Laureate and draped bust right / Trajan's Column, set on podium decorated with eagles, and garland and surmounted by statue of Trajan standing left, holding patera and sceptre. RIC II 678; BMCRE 1024; Cohen 359. Fine, Tiber patina, surfaces corroded and porous.
From the Tony Hardy Collection.