TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. AR Denarius (2.85 gm). Struck 101-102 AD. Laureate head right / Nude statue of Hercules, draped in lion skin and holding club and apple. RIC II 49; BMCRE 86; RSC 234. GVF.
This statue has been identified as being part of the Ara Maxima Herculis Invicti, an altar dedicated to Hercules near the Forum Boarium in Rome. See Hill, The Monuments of Ancient Rome as Coin Types, pg. 86.