Ancient Gold Coins - Roman Imperial
Lot 3716 Session 14 (11:30am Thursday 28th July) Ancient Gold Coins - Roman Imperial
Estimate $3,000
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SOLD $3,600
TRAJAN, (A.D. 98-117), gold aureus, issued 116, Rome mint, (6.92 g), 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.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 88 (lot 3367).
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