71, Lot: 136. TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Orichalcum As 
(24mm, 7.84 gm). Struck 115 AD. Estimate $150. 
Sold for $143. 

TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Orichalcum As (24mm, 7.84 
gm). Struck 115 AD. Radiate and draped bust 
right / SC in laurel wreath. RIC III 647; Cohen 
122. Good VF, glossy brown patina, some light 
roughness, reverse a little soft at edge. 
Duplicate from the Richard McAlee Collection.
This unusual issue, struck at the end of 115 AD, 
is typically attributed to an eastern mint, 
usually Antioch. Asses and semisses, both with 
radiate busts, were struck on orichalcum flans. 

Anyone interested in this series should read the 
two articles by Metcalf in ANSMN 20 (1975) and 
22 (1977), and Carradice and Cowell's article in 
NumChron (1987).
From CNG e-Auction #71, closed August 20, 2003; re-used By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.