Description
107, Lot: 176. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2673.

TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.12 gm). 
Struck 103-111 AD. Laureate and draped bust 
right / Eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, 
head left. RIC II 144; Cohen 96. VF, matte 
surfaces typical of salt water finds. 
Reported as having been found in the sea near 
Caesarea Maritima. 

From CNG online auction 107, 2 Feb 2005.
By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.