Trajan. A.D. 98-117. AE as (28 mm, 11.78 g, 7 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 103-111. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head of Trajan right, aegis on left shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Ornate oval shield behind which are two shields, two spears and a vexillum . RIC II 584; BMCRE 949; Cohen 569. VF, brown surfaces, porous.
From the Tom Buggey Collection; ex Tony Hardy Collection; ex CNG.