Trajan, 98-117. Semis (Orichalcum, 17 mm, 2.45 g, 7 h), Rome, circa 99-105. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG Laureate head of Trajan to right. Rev. S - C Hercules standing front on base, nude and head turned to right, holding club in his right hand and lion's skin and apple in his left. BMC 1059. Cohen 336. RIC 689. Woytek 595a. Corroded, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang.

The statue of Hercules depicted on this coin has been identified as a part of the ara maxima Herculis invicti, a famous altar dedicated to Hercules and located near the Forum Boarium in Rome.