Trajan. 114-117 AD. AR Denarius (2.62 gm). 

IMP TRAIANO OPTIMIO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, Laureate and draped bust right. 
COS VI S P Q R Trajan's column: statue of Trajan on column on rounded base, two eagles at base.

RIC II 307; RSC 115. 

Toned EF. Superior example with detailed column and statues all on the flan. 

With kind permission of www.edgarlowen.com, Oct. 2011.