Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Presale Auction 391 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM Auction 391 (single-session sale)
Thursday 2 July 2026 hours 15:00 (UTC +01:00)
Trajan (98-117), Sestertius, Rome, 104-107; Æ (25 g; 33 mm)
IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rv. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S - C Victory standing right, with foot set upon helmet, holding stylus and resting hand upon shield inscribed VIC / DAC in two lines and set upon palm tree. RIC 527 var. (different bust). Marvellous riverine patina. Struck on a large flan. Good extremely fine. Exceptional portrait.