ROMAN. Trajan. A.D. 98-117. Silver Denarius (3.12g). Struck A.D. 98-111. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head right / P M TR P COS IIII P P, Vesta veiled, seated left, holding patera and torch. RSC 229; RIC II 53. Sharply struck with attractive toning. EF. This denarius speaks to Trajan's public image as the restorer of order and traditional Roman virtues, and the presence of Vesta, guardian of the sacred hearth, turns the coin into a quiet statement about stability, piety and the enduring strength of Rome at the start of its greatest imperial age.

Estimate: AUD 250