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August 2019: Historica & Metal Detecting Auction(#162) 27/08/2019 10:00 AM BST CLOSED!

Lot 64 of 381: A copper-alloy sestertius of Trajan (AD 98-117) dating to c. AD 114-117. Obverse: laureate and draped bust right, IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PM TR P CO[S VI PP]. Reverse: SENATV[S] POPVLV[SQV]E ROMANVS S-C, Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopia. Mint of Rome. RIC 672. Very Fine, pleasing mottled green patina. Weight: 27.98g.   Provenance: from the collection of an ex metal detectorist, found Oxfordshire/Berkshire/Hampshire in the 1980s or 1990s.

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Lot closed - Winning bid:£440 (3 bids)
Estimate: £400 - £600

August 2019: Historica & Metal Detecting Auction(#162)  27/08/2019 10:00 AM BST  CLOSED!