Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction X 27 September 2015
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Trajan Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 105-111. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right / SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Trajan standing left in military attire, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, crowned by Victory; SC in exergue. MIR 14, 71c; RIC 549; BMC 825. 28.50g, 35mm, 7h.
Good Extremely Fine, with a superb untouched emerald green patina. Scarce.
Ex Astarte XXII, 12 June 2010, lot 171.
It is highly uncommon to encounter a sestertius that is both well preserved and displays a sound, untouched patina such as this. The deep green, glassy surfaces make this a coin of immense beauty.
Part of a series struck following the conquest of Dacia, the obverse legend DAC refers to the title Dacicus bestowed upon Trajan by the Senate in AD 102. The Dacian campaign was also commemorated by Trajan's Column, one of the most visible and iconic monuments of ancient Rome that survives today.
Good Extremely Fine, with a superb untouched emerald green patina. Scarce.
Ex Astarte XXII, 12 June 2010, lot 171.
It is highly uncommon to encounter a sestertius that is both well preserved and displays a sound, untouched patina such as this. The deep green, glassy surfaces make this a coin of immense beauty.
Part of a series struck following the conquest of Dacia, the obverse legend DAC refers to the title Dacicus bestowed upon Trajan by the Senate in AD 102. The Dacian campaign was also commemorated by Trajan's Column, one of the most visible and iconic monuments of ancient Rome that survives today.