As - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C ARAB ADQVIS, Arabia

€253,405.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year103-111
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAs = 1⁄16 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight11.88 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#466 (as), OCRE#ric.2.tr.466_as
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, of Nerva 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 descriptionArabia, draped, standing front, head left, holding branch in right hand over camel, left, half hidden behind her and bundle of cane (?) over left arm in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C ARAB ADQVIS
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID9153207620
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