Trajan. Denarius; Trajan; 98-117 AD, Rome, c. 106-7 AD, Denarius, 3.29g. Woytek-218r (3 spec.), pl. 44 (same obv. die). Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P V P P Bust laureate r., with aegis over shoulders and Medusa head under chin. Rx: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI Mars standing l., head r., holding spear and shield that rest on ground. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex CNG E360, 30 Sept. 2015, 426. A very rare bust type, recorded by Woytek under Trajan only with this one denarius type, three aureus types, and one sestertius type (p. 85).. EF