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319.
Sestertius, 16.88g (11h). Rome. Obv: IMP C M Q
TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG Bust laureate, cuirassed
right, seen from front. Rx: LIBERALITAS AVG
around, S C in exergue, the emperor seated left on
curule chair on platform, presiding at his first lar-
gesse; a togate figure stands behind him, Liberalitas
holding out her coin counter stands before him,
while at left a citizen climbs a ladder to the platform
and holds out a fold of his toga to receive his gift.
RIC 121 (R3). Cohen 75 (60 Fr.). Cohen with 60
francs and RIC with R3 somewhat overestimate the
rarity of this type. Good VF
$750
Acquired from Graeme Monk, CICF, 29 March
1996
.
320.
Sestertius, 19.58g (1h). Rome. Obv: IMP C M Q
TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG Bust laureate, cuirassed
right, seen from front. Rx: P - A - NNON - IA - E
S - C The two Pannonias standing side by side, one
looking left, the other looking right, both veiled
and raising their right forearms; the one on the right
holds a standard in her left arm, while a second
standard is seen behind the raised right arm of the
figure on the left. RIC 124a (S). Cohen 87 (C). VF/
EF
$400
Ex Sternberg XXVIII, 30 October 1995, lot 268; ex
Duke of Argyll Collection, dispersed by Spink in the
1960s, with the duke’s handwritten ticket
.
321.
Sestertius, 12.26g (1h). Rome. Obv: IMP C M Q
TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG Bust laureate, cuirassed
right. Rx: [VI]CTORIAAVG S - C Victory advanc-
ing left holding wreath and palm. RIC 126d (S).
Cohen 117 (5 Fr.). About EF
$300
Ex Hans Schulman Sale, 5-6 May 1963, lot 403
.
322.
Sestertius, 18.79g (11h). Rome. Obv: [IMP C M Q]
TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG Bust laureate, cuirassed
right. Rx: [VI]C[T] - ORIA [AVG] S - C Victory
advancing left holding wreath and palm. RIC 126d
(S). Cohen 117 (5 Fr.). A rotated, off-center double
strike: the lower one-third of the obverse die, rotated
270 degrees, appears a second time to the left on the
obverse. About VF
$250
Acquired from Jonathan Kern, 21 May 2005; with
an auction tag indicating provenance from Superior
Sale, 14-15 October 1971, lot 884
.
323.
Sestertius, 19.39g (11h). Rome, 249 AD. Obv: IMP
CAES C MESS Q DECIO TRAI AVG Bust laure-
ate, draped, cuirassed right. Rx: VIRTVS AVG
around, S C in exergue, Virtus seated left on cuirass,
holding branch and spear. RIC 109a (R). Cohen
127 (C). RIC and Cohen call the bust draped only,
rather than draped and cuirassed. Rare early obverse
legend, this sestertius mistakenly called common by
Cohen. VF
$300
Ex Sternberg XXVIII, 30 October 1995, lot 266, via
Freeman & Sear; ex Vinchon Sale, 15 November
1965, lot 255, via Spink
.
Enlargement