Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1126. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.40 
gm, 7h). Struck circa 101-102 AD. Estimate $4000 
Sold For $4750 

            TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.40 gm, 7h). 
            Struck circa 101-102 AD. IMP CAES NERVA TRA-IAN 
            AVG GERM P M, laureate bust right, slight drapery 
            on left shoulder / TR POT COS IIII P P, S C in 
            exergue, Pax (or Justitia) seated left on throne, 
            feet on footstool, holding olive branch in 
            extended right hand and cradling long sceptre in 
            left arm. RIC II 432 var. (laureate only); Strack 
            338a; Banti 337; BMCRE 745 note; Cohen 636 var. 
            (laureate only). EF, mottled red, brown, and black 
            patina, expertly conserved. ($4000)

            Ex Freeman & Sear List 7 (Spring 2003), lot G237 
            (where it sold for $6750).


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