Trajan. Dupondius

Trajan; 98-117 AD, Rome, 103-11 AD, Dupondius, 12.19g. Woytek-206aD (2 spec.), bust var. of RIC-505. Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Head radiate r. Rx: [S]PQ[R OPTIMO P]RINCIPI S - C Pax standing l. holding branch and cornucopia and setting r. foot on head and shoulders of Dacian. Interesting reverse type commemorating Trajan's conquest of Dacia, rarer on middle bronzes than sestertii. Particularly rare with this exact bust type on dupondii: only two specimens recorded by Woytek.Olive patination. Choice EF / VF