Watch List notes:

Trajan Æ As. Rome, AD 104-107. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, elaborately decorated oval shield set over an oblong shield; behind, three spears, a falx (curved Dacian sword), and a vexillum; SC in exergue. RIC II 584 var. (bust type); C. 569; Woytek 198bA (same dies); BMCRE 949. 10.24g, 27mm, 6h.

Near Extremely Fine; an attractive example. Scarce with this bust type.

Acquired from Numismatica Ars Classica AG, old collector's ticket included.