Commemorating Victories of Trajan's wars. Ex Frank Kovacs.
Lot 210: ROMAN EMPIRE. Trajan. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius. Ex Frank Kovacs. 
AUCTION: Pars Coins (Auction 345)
- Sold Winning Bid: $3,300
- 3 Bid(s)
ROMAN EMPIRE. Trajan. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.70 gm; 32 mm). Rome, 115 AD. Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P Bust laureate, draped r., seen from side. Rx: IMPERATOR VIIII / S C in two lines in exergue, the army saluting Trajan "imperator", commemorating the first three victories of Trajan's Parthian war, IMP VII being accorded for his conquest of Armenia in 114, IMP VIII and VIIII for the first two victories of his second campaign in 115. MIR-549v (71 spec.), BM 1019; Paris 844; Cohen 178 (25 Fr.); RIC 657. Lovely strike on a nice full flan. Well centered. Choice EF. Nice original reddish-green patina. Ex Frank Kovacs.
- Offered By: Pars Coins
- Lot #: 210
- Listing #: 194791
- Closed: Friday, February 14, 2020 4:09:40 PM CT
- Estimate: $4,000