Watch List notes:

Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ contorniate medallion (Orichalcum, 43 mm, 47,49 g). IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, Laureate and draped bust right; recessed border with well-rounded rims / Plain reverse. Smoothed on the obverse. Dark-brown patina. A finely engraved portrait of Trajan. A truly intriguing piece in hand. Appearently unique. Published in Rivista di Numismatica e Scienze Affini, 1905, Alföldi -, Found in Rome in 1905; From the Giovanni Pansa Collection; Ex Sotheby's, Sale 10.04.1992, lot 224; Ex Classical Numismatic Group, auction XXXI, 1994, lot 978 Grade: 1/1+