Trajan (AD 98-117). AV aureus (19mm, 7.11 gm, 7h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style. Rome, AD 113-114. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Trajan right, seen from behind / S•P•Q•R•OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Genius (or Bonus Eventus), nude, standing facing, head left, patera in right hand, grain ears in left. RIC II 275 var. (no cuirass). Calicó 1092. Fine Style portrait, well-struck with full legends visible on both sides. Lustrous and satiny flan. In honor of his exemplary rule, the Roman Senate in AD 105 bestowed on Trajan the title Optimo Principi, "the Best of Emperors," which he proudly placed on his coinage.

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