Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
IMP
CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P (Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, of Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse description
Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical spear, reversed, in left.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
S P Q R
OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C (Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate.)