Trajan As (Victory setting a tropeaum)

Not that easy to get in decent condition, an important issue related to the Dacian Wars.

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P: Head of Trajan, laureate, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C: Victory, draped, stepping left holding palm in left hand and with right hand setting a trophy upright left; trophy has two oblong shields at base (sometimes trophy has no weapons)

Referenz : Wotek's MIR 258bB, RIC 524

Sammlung : Marcus Ulpius Traianus - The Optimus Princeps