Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 108-110. Near EF.CNG Feature Auction 127 Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 8 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 108-110. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COS V P P S P Q R OP TIMO PRINC, Ceres, draped, wearing wreath of grain ears, standing left, holding grain ears pointed downward in right hand and long vertical torch in left. RIC II 109 var. (bust type); Allen Series 42, Type IX (dies – [unlisted obv. die]/ix.1); Woytek 291f; Calicó 996a (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 258-9; BN 413-5; Biaggi 469 var. (break in rev. legend); Mazzini 65 v. Lustrous, faint hairlines. Near EF. Portrait of artistic merit. |