★ Magnificent Trajan Portrait. ★

Trajan (98-117). AE As, 103-111 AD. Obv. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P COS V PP. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery on far shoulder. Rev. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC. Trajan, in military attire, standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear, crowned by Victory standing left behind him. RIC II 549; C. 517. AE. 12.54 g. 26.50 mm. An outstanding example, from masterfully engraved dies. Superb portrait, light green patina. About EF/Good VF.