IMP
CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P (Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Optimo, Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse description
Column of Trajan surmounted by statue of Trajan; owl at base.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
SENATVS
POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS S C (Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus. Senatus Consultum. The senate and the Roman people. Decree of the senate.)