[Image][Image][Image][Image][Image][Image] Trajan. 98-117 AD. AE, Bronze Sestertius. Trajan spearing Dacian. RIC II 543; BMCRE 839; Hill 240; Cohen 508. VF, emerald-green patina. $400.00. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item # 59435 Roman Imperial: 485 USDFirst Bid 279 USD DescriptionQuantity 1 # of Bids 7 (bid history) Time Left COMPLETED Location Started Wed, 03 May, 2000 Country USA 12:00:00 Ends Tue, 16 May, 2000 (mail this auction to a friend) 09:58:00 Seller (ask CNG a question) High bid Serra Payment Shipping This is an electronic auction conducted by Classical Numismatic Group, Inc (CNG). Bidding in this sale constitutes acceptance of the following terms. All lots purchased are subject to a 10% Buyer's fee which will be added to the closing price. All coins are guaranteed genuine. Attribution, date, condition, and other descriptions are the opinion of the cataloguer, and no warranty is expressed or implied. Please note that an auction sale is not an approval sale. Click HERE to read the full version of our terms. Currency is USD (U.S. Dollar) unless otherwise noted.Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trajan. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (23.31 gm). Struck 105 Click for Larger Image AD. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S C in exergue, Trajan on horseback right, spearing Dacian beneath. RIC II 543; BMCRE 839; Hill 240; Cohen 508. VF, emerald-green patina. Estimate $400. History: Under Trajan, Rome added to her empire by military conquest for the last time. Completing operations begun under Domitian, his first conquest was the troublesome kingdom of Dacia, which was annexed as a province in 106 following the defeat and death of King Decebalus. The province was eventually abandoned by Aurelian in 270 AD following the great Gothic invasions of the mid-3rd century, and was subsequently a base of operations for the Ostrogoths and other Germanic tribes during the 5th century. [Image][Image][Image][Image][Image][Image] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the User Agreement.