TRAJAN, A.D. 98-117. AE Sestertius (28.58 gms), Rome Mint, ca. A.D. 107-108. NGC EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5.RIC-469; Woytek-312bC2. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, with slight drapery; Reverse: CONGIARIVM TERTIVM / S C, Trajan, extending hand, seated left on curule chair on raised dais; official standing to left, drawing tessera from container and handing it to figure climbing ladder and extending hand to receive it. Pleasing green-brown patina, with a good strike and charming detail.The reverse of this type alludes to the third largess--a bestowing of a public gift--which most likely can be associated with the successful end to the Dacian campaign, an event which had concluded the prior year.
