103: Rome. Trajan, 98-117 AD. Gold Aureus (7.78 g), Ro - eBay (item 320247624922 end time May-26-08 12:06:28 PDT) Back to My eBayCatalog:The Pre Long Beach Sale - World Sale eBay Live Auctions:Coins > World Coins > Live Auction Seller eBay:Coins & Paper Money > Coins: Ancient > Roman: Imperial 103: Rome. Trajan, 98-117 AD. Gold Aureus (7.78 g), RoItem number: 320247624922 Bidder or seller of this item? Sign in for your status Bidding has ended for this item This item has been added to My eBay for Guests. As a guest, you can: Track up to 10 items on this computer in My eBay Receive an email reminder for this item a few hours before it ends View larger picture Closed at:US $31,000.00 Estimate:US $15,000.00 - US $18,000.00 History:21 bids Lot number:103 (View all lots) Auction Date:May-26-08 10:00:00 PDT Auction Currency:US $ (U.S. dollar) Currency Calculator High Bid:Live Auction Floor Bidder Item location:Beverly Hills, CA 0% APR until Jan 2009 - new eBay MasterCard You can also: Email to a friend Meet the seller Seller:i-lgoldbergcoinsandcollectibles( 2234) Feedback:99.4 % Positive Member:since May-09-01 in United States See detailed feedback Ask seller a question Add to Favorite Sellers View seller's other items Buy safely 1. Check the seller's reputation Score: 2234 | 99.4% Positive See detailed feedback 2. Check how you're protected If paying with a credit card, see your card issuer's terms Description (revised) Prev LotNext Lot Hover thumbnail to view large image below. Click thumbnail to view full image in new window. Rome. Trajan, 98-117 AD. Gold Aureus (7.78 g), Rome, struck 99 AD. Laureate head of Trajan right. Reverse: Fortuna standing left, holding rudder with her right hand and cornucopiae with her left, at her feet to left, prow of galley; PONT MAX TR POT COS II. RIC 14; Biaggi 522; BMCRE 7; Calicó 1027b; C. 300; Hill 20. Sharply struck from fresh dies. Boldly lustrous, and virtually as struck, with the rich coloring of old-toned gold. Scarce. NGC graded Choice Uncirculated. Trajan was proclaimed the heir and thus successor to the aged Nerva in October of 97 AD, while he was serving as governor of Germania Superior. He was still there when he was proclaimed emperor on Nerva's death in January 98 AD -- having to remain on the German frontiers awhile to settle affairs there before setting off for Rome. It wasn't until some time in 99 that he finally arrived in Rome. This coin commemorates his safe return to the city. Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000. Ex "Perfectionist Collection," Leu 93, 10 May 2005, lot 21; ex collection of N. B. Hunt, IV, Sotheby's 19 June 1991, 740. Our item number 115758 Notices This item is an "eBay Live Auction". This means that each item will not close at a specific time like a regular ebay auction. Because this is a live auction the lot will be opened in a format like a real auction house floor. Bids can be placed real-time during the auction via ebayliveauctions.com and icollector.com. Please note, bidders may place bids before the auction up to 1 hour prior to the start of the auction. This is the recommended method of bidding if you have a slow internet connection or do not have the experience bidding in a "live" sale. Due to the speed of the auction, we highy recommend a DSL or cable connection . Once the auction has started, only live bids are accepted. Please do not call to place bids during the auction as they will not be accepted. The "Auction date and time" displayed by ebay has been known to be wrong. Please check our auction information page for actual start times on ebayliveauctions.com. These start times pertain to when the auction opens, not the individual lot. We typically run approximately 150 items per hour, so you can estimate from that when your item may be displayed. We will not be held responsible for ebay down time or internet problems. If ebay goes down, we will try our best to wait a sufficient amount of time for it to come back up. In the event that we cannot require ebay, all ebay bids during that downtime will not be honoured. There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot. Images & text re-used by permission, courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA