Trajan. A.D. 98-117. AE semis (19.1 mm, 3.21 g, 7 h). Antioch mint, Struck A.D. 115/16. [IMP CAES NER] TRAIA[NO] OP[TIMO AVG GER], radiate and draped bust of Trajan right, seen from behind / DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI P P (or similar, fully illegible for all practical purposes), legend around laurel-wreath containing large SC. RIC II 650; C 124. Rough Near VF, profoundly affected by corrosion, deep edge-split at 11:00.
From the Tom Buggey Collection.
Struck for use in the East at either Antioch or Rome, these experimental types saw wide circulation in Rome and other more western areas.