Trajan augustus, 98 – 117

As circa 103-104, Æ 28 mm, 11.72 g. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Laureate head r. Rev. S P Q R OPTIMO – PRINCIPI Column in form of club, resting on lion’s skin placed upon pedestal; in field, S – C. C 565. BMC 946. RIC 581. CBN 234. Woytek 176a.
Rare. Well-struck and centred on a full flan, dark green patina and extremely fine

Ex Ars Classica 11, 1925, Levis, 507; Künker 133, 2007, 8777 and NAC 95, 2016, Ploil, 213 sales. From the Peter Bowe collection.