Ancient Gold
Lot 3181 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $2,500
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TRAJAN, (A.D. 98-117), gold aureus, issued 116, Rome mint, (6.916 grams), obv. laureate head of Trajan to right, draped, around IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, rev. Naked Genius or Bonus Eventus standing to left, holding patera and corn ears, around P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, (S.3098, RIC 347, RSC 275, BMC 545). Cleaned, nearly very fine and rare.
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