Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles 
 > Auction 53 
 Auction date: 24 May 2009 
Lot number: 1885 
Price realized: 6,750 USD + buyer's fees. 

Trajan, AD 98-117. AV Aureus (7.34 g), minted at Rome, AD 103-111. 
Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, Laureate, cuirassed and draped bust left. 
Rev: COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC, Libertas standing left, 
holding pileus and rod. 

RIC 124 [Scarce]; Calicó 1002 (this coin). 

A most artistic bust left obverse and quite rare. 
NGC graded Choice XF: Strike 5/5; Surface 4/5. 
Our grade is Extremely Fine. 

Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. 

Provenance: Ex Trau Collection, 885. 

Photograph courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA
 September, 2009