Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XIX Sessions 1 - 2 - Session 2, 531 Numistats ref: 228075
Trajan
Authority
Sestertius
Denomination
-
Year
RIC ric.2.tr.656
RIC 656
References
Category
Trajan.
AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.62 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 114-116. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust right / IMPERATOR VIII/S • C in two lines in exergue, Trajan seated right on
sella castrensis
set on high platform, two officers at his side, haranguing a group of six soldiers who hold two signa and an aquila. RIC II 656; Woytek 548v2; Strack 463ζ; Banti 78; BMCRE 1017; BN 843. Good VF, dark green patina, minor roughness.
Description
Good VF
Grade
1674.05 EUR
Starting
2790.09 EUR
Estimate
1953.06 EUR
Realized
Roman Imperial. Trajan. Sestertius RIC ric.2.tr.656 RIC 656
Trajan
Authority
Sestertius
Denomination
-
Mint
-
Year
RIC ric.2.tr.656
RIC 656
References
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
Obverse Legend
IMPERATOR VIII S C
Reverse Legend
Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right
Obverse Type
Trajan, in military dress, seated right on high platform on left, by him stand two officers; in front of him stand an officer and six soldiers whom he is haranguing; behind in background, three standards
Reverse Type
Sold (77.78%)
Unsold (22.22%)
