TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. AR Denarius (3.30 gm). Struck 113 AD. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, equestrian statue of Trajan left, holding long spear and small Victory(?). RIC II 291 var. (draped bust); BMCRE 445; RSC 497a. Toned EF. Scarce. ($500) From the Jürgen K. Schmidt Collection. Ex Numismatik Lanz Auktion 68 (6 June 1994), lot 388. Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1960. Lot sold for $300, plus buyers fees. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.