★ A nicely toned aureus of Trajan ★

Trajan, 98-117. Aureus (Gold, 19 mm, 7.04 g, 6 h), Rome, circa 104/5-107. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Laureate head of Trajan to right, with aegis on his left shoulder. Rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI Trajan on horseback to right, about to spear fallen Dacian. BMC 245 note. Calicó 1109. Cohen -. Woytek 202c. Nicely toned. Nearly very fine.

From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78, 26 May 2014, 2196.