Trajan. Sestertius; Trajan; 98-117 AD, Rome, c. 103 AD, Sestertius, 27.72g. BM-853; Paris-220; Woytek, MIR-175a5, pl. 28 (same obv. die); C-545 (60 Fr.). Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Head laureate r. Rx: [SPQR OPTI]MO PRINCIPI around, S C in exergue, Circus Maximus, showing long row of arched entrances in the foreground, the central spina with Egyptian obelisk in the middle, and the metae (turning posts) at both ends, plus a temple of Sol in the background l. of the obelisk. A famous reverse type, apparently commemorating Trajan's construction of five thousand additional seats in the circus by moving and heightening the building's western wall, the very wall which is shown as the front wall in the coin type.Coins of the Circus Maximus are highly-desirable. While this example is worn, it has smooth surfaces, and may have been owned or carried throughout generations by someone who enjoyed being in this building. Bold Fine