- Choice Almost Uncirculated Emperor Trajan Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- Approx 17mm, 3.43g, RIC 319 variety (listed for aureus only), RSC 154c, Foss 66b: attributed to 113 CE.
- Commemorative type issued to celebrate Trajan's departure for the Parthian war and prayers for a successful return.
- Superb portrait of Trajan (aureus dies?)!
- Certified by NGC to Ch AU, Fine Style, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5.
- Rare with maximum sub grades and Fine Style designation!
- Colorfully toned with lustrous fields with detailed Imperial portrait and presentation of Fortuna rudder and cornucopia.
- Obverse: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, half seen from front.
- Reverse: P M R P COS VI P P S P Q R, in ex FORT RED , Fortuna seated left holding rudder and cornucopia.
- Fortuna was the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck in Roman religion.