Trajan. 98-117 AD. Sestertius, 25.16g (6h). Rome, c. 104-107 AD. Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Head laureate right. Rx: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S - C Victory, naked to waist, standing right, placing left foot on helmet, holding stylus in right hand and resting left hand on shield inscribed VIC / DAC attached to palm tree. MIR 204aB (9 spec.). Cohen 452 = BMC 812 note = RIC 527. Not in the BM or Paris collections with this bust type, though Cohen, apparently in error, cites it from Paris. Apple-green patina. With some losses of patination on the jaw, neck, and base of bust, otherwise glossy EF
Ex Richard P. Miller Collection, acquired from CNG E223, 2 December 2009, lot 436