Watch List notes:

Trajan AR Denarius. Rome, AD 114-117. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate heroic bust to right, bare-chested, with aegis on far shoulder / P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy. RIC 339; BMCRE p. 109 note; RSC 270a. 3.18g, 18mm, 7h.

Extremely Fine; an excellent example of Trajan's heroic portraiture, struck in high relief. Very Rare; only three other examples in CoinArchives.

Ex Michael Kelly Collection of Roman Silver Coins; collector's ticket included.