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CNG Feature Auction 121

Lot nuber 831

Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 111. Near EF.


CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 831.
 Estimated: $ 10 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 8 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 111. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COS • V • P • P • S • P • Q R OPTIMO PRINC, ALIM • ITAL in exergue, Trajan, togate, standing left, holding volumen in left hand, extending right hand to young boy and girl standing right. RIC II 93 corr. (bust type); Allen Series 43, Type XII.5 (dies –/xii.5 [unlisted obv. die]); Woytek 345f1 (same dies); Calicó 984; BMCRE 378 (same rev. die); Biaggi 462-3. Attractive reddish tone, some faint marks under tone. Near EF. Bold portrait.

Ex Provence Collection (Classical Numismatic Review XLV.1, Winter 2020), no. 521308.

This type commemorates a welfare program instituted by Trajan to provide aid to Italy’s orphaned and destitute children, specifically in the way of food and subsidized education.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 7 October 2022 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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