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Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 25.34 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 112/3-114. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Via Traiana reclining left, head right, resting elbow on rock, holding wheel balanced on knee with right hand, cradling branch in left arm. RIC II 636; Woytek 476b2; Banti 347. Olive green patina on the obverse with a green brown patina on the reverse, minor deposits of verdigris. Good VF. A very attractive example in hand.
From the Lampasas Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 112 (11 September 2019), lot 616.
The Via Traiana, constructed at Trajan's own expense between AD 109 and 113, replaced the Via Appia as the usual route between Brindisium to Beneventum, serving as an important link between Rome and the East.
From the Lampasas Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 112 (11 September 2019), lot 616.
The Via Traiana, constructed at Trajan's own expense between AD 109 and 113, replaced the Via Appia as the usual route between Brindisium to Beneventum, serving as an important link between Rome and the East.