Ancients
Trajan (AD 98-117). AE sestertius (36mm, 25.28 gm, 6h). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5, smoothing. Rome, AD 104/5-107. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust of Trajan right, aegis on left shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Trajan charging on horseback right, brandishing spear with right hand at fallen Dacian in front of horse, looking back; S C in exergue. RIC II 534 var. (drapery on left shoulder). Brilliantly struck on large flan. Green patina on chestnut surfaces.
Ex Bavarian collection of Roman Imperial bronze coins, formed in the 1990s and early 2000s (Leu Numismatik, Auction 7, 24 October 2020), lot 1578
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-trajan-ad-98-117-ae-sestertius-36mm-2528-gm-6h-ngc-au-5-5-2-5-smoothing/a/3094-34225.s?type=CoinArchives3094
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD