IMP
TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P (Translation: Imperator Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), of 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
Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak on left shoulder, advancing right, holding vertical spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
S P Q R
OPTIMO PRINCIPI (Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes.)