★ A beautifully toned denarius with a portrait of fine style ★

Trajan, 98-117. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.38 g, 7 h), Rome, 114-116. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC Laureate and draped bust of Trajan to right. Rev. P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R / FORT RED Fortuna seated left, holding rudder in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. BMC 578. Cohen 154. RIC 318. Woytek 526v2. A beautifully toned example with a portrait of fine style. Struck from a somewhat worn reverse die, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Gorny & Mosch 176, 10 March 2009, 2242.