Watch List notes:

Trajan. A.D. 98-117. AR denarius (19.8 mm, 3.16 g, 7 h). Rome mint, Struck A.D. 116. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate, and draped bust of Trajan right, seen from behind / P M TR P CO-S VI P P S P Q R, naked Mars wearing helmet and walking right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC II 337; RSC 270. VF, portrait in superior style, slightly irregular flan, losing nothing. Old "enthusiastic" cleaning is slowly re-toning.