Trajan. A.D. 98-117. AE sestertius (33 mm, 27.95 g, 7 h). Rome mint, Struck A.D. 112/13. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust of Trajan right, slight drapery on left shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S - C // ALIM ITAL, Abundantia (or Annona) standing facing, head left, holding grain ears in right hand, cornucopia in left; to left, togate child standing facing, holding volumen. RIC II 604 var. (bust type); Woytek 444c; Strack 419 var. (same); Banti 8 var. (same); BMCRE 973 var. (same); BN 699 var. (same). Near EF, natural red-brown surfaces, a light layer of green on the reverse.
From the Tom Buggey Collection; ex ANS; ex Archer M. Huntington Collection, ex CNG Triton XVII.
ex CNG Triton XVII. Sold for $1,300 plus buyer's fee, 07.01.2014From the Tom Buggey Collection; ex ANS 1001.1.23069; ex Archer M. Huntington Collection, ex CNG Triton XVII, lot 681