Obverse: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM – Bust of Trajan, laureate, righ
The Inscription reads: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus, Germanicus – Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans
Reverse: P M TR P COS IIII P P – Victory, draped, standing right on prow, holding out wreath in right hand and palm in left (prow is sometimes described as a serpent)
The Inscription reads: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae – High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.