ROMAN EMPIRE, Trajan 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Gold aureus

SH30330. Gold aureus, Calico 1026, RIC II 319, BMCRE III 569, Cohen II -, Choice EF, minor scratches, weight 7.355 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 116 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse FORT RED P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Fortuna seated left on chair without back, rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; well centered and struck on a full broad flan, nice style