Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 98 12 December 2016
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The Roman Empire
Trajan, 98-117
Sestertius circa 103-104, Æ 26.23 g. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Laureate bust r. with aegis on l. shoulder. Rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI The Circus Maximus, showing outer colonnade and partial view of interior; in center obelisk and metae at either end of the 'spina'. In exergue, S C. C 546. BMC 856. RIC 571. CBN 224. Woytek 175c.
Very rare. A nice example of this desirable issue. Dark green patina, flan crack
at three o'clock on obverse, otherwise about very fine / very fine
A very important architectural type. I could not resist buying this specimen, having visited the site and enjoyed the view from the Palatine. AMP.