ANCIENT THEMES. Trajan. AD 98-117. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (27mm, 20.21 g, 5h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570).

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ANCIENT THEMES. Trajan. AD 98-117. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (27mm, 20.21 g, 5h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). IMP CAES NERVA TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Genius of the Aqua Traiana reclining left under arched and ornamented grotto supported by two columns, holding reed and leaning on urn from which water flows; in exergue, AQ VA/ TRAJANA flanked by S C. Johnson & Martini 1656-1658. Brown surfaces, reverse die break. VF.

From the Toliver Besson Collection, purchased from John Jencek, April 2014.


Closing Date and Time: 26 August 2020 at 14:00:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.