Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 27.52 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 112-summer 114. Good VF/VF.

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Lot: 492. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 27.52 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 112-summer 114. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / VIRTVTI ET FELICITATI, S C in exergue, Virtus standing right, left foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium, facing Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornuopia. RIC II –; Woytek 471c² (same dies); Strack 440; Banti –; BMCRE p. 205 ‡. Dark green and brown patina, light roughness. Good VF/VF. Very rare. Woytek cites just four examples with this bust type.

Valour and Happiness appear together on this rare Sestertius of Trajan.

Closing Date and Time: 1 November 2023 at 12:43:40 ET.

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