Watch List notes:

Trajan, 98-117. Aureus (Gold, 19 mm, 7.12 g, 7 h), Rome, 107. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Laureate bust of Trajan to right, with aegis on his far shoulder. Rev. SPQR / OPTIMO / PRINCIPI in three lines within an oak wreath with ties below. Biaggi 545 var. (differing bust). BN 367-9 var. (differing bust). Calicó 1122. Cohen 581 var. (differing bust). RIC 150 var. (differing bust). Woytek 224c (only 5 examples recorded). Very rare. An elegant coin. About extremely fine.

From the DeBakey Collection, ex Roma 8, 28 September 2014, 990 and Classical Numismatic Group 96, 14 May 2014, 783 .