Trajan AE — sestertius. Faithful reformulation from the visible VCoins Carthago Numismatics listing.
Analysis & expertise
Trajan AE Sestertius Roma seated left Obv. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M: Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right Rev. TR POT - [ COS IIII P P] S C, Roma seated left, holding wreath . Previously only a single sestertius known, with a different bust type , and also from a different rev. die: Woytek 108, pl. 17. The dupondius of the same type is also rare : Woytek 109, 7 specimens listed, with Roma holding either Victory or wreath or parazonium . She could hold a wreath rather than a Victory on this sestertius too; that would be a new variety.
Observed source price: € 190.00. Antikarts sale price includes a 15% markup.
Characteristics
Denomination : sestertius Metal : or Issuing authority : Trajan AE Source reference : 002707
Historical context
Issuing authority visible on the source listing: Trajan AE. Monetary typology observed during cataloguing: sestertius, or.
Cultural value
The source listing classifies this specimen as RARE. References visible on the consulted listing: 002707.
Traceability & guarantees
Antikarts cataloguing reference: 002707. The photographs reproduce the specimen documented during catalog integration. This record corresponds to a specimen offered for sale on Antikarts. Stored documentary source: https://www.vcoins.com/fr/stores/carthago_numismatics/294/product/trajan_ae_sestertius_roma_seated_left__new_unpublished_variety/2213607/Default.aspx.
