Trajan AR Denarius. Rome, circa early AD 113 - Summer AD 114. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy. RIC 269 var. (bust draped); Woytek 423a (this coin, illustrated); RSC 372a. 3.38g, 20mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine; lustrous. Extremely Rare - the only example present on CoinArchives.
This coin published in B. Woytek, Die Reichsprägung des kaisers Traianus (98-117), MIR 14, Wien 2010;
Ex Michael Kelly Collection of Roman Silver Coins; collector's ticket included;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87, 18 May 2011, lot 996 (hammer: $575);
Ex Gorny & Mosch 156, 5 March 2007, lot 2077.