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As - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 103-111 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, rendered in high relief with characteristic strong, mature portraiture typical of Trajanic imperial coinage. The emperor's effigy displays a laurel wreath crown and paludamentum (military cloak) visible at the truncation of the shoulder. The encircling legend runs clockwise from the lower left field, separated from the bust by the inner border of the flan. The coin exhibits the bold, naturalistic style associated with the Rome mint workshops of the early second century AD, with patinated bronze surfaces showing green and ochre encrustation consistent with ancient burial or extended circulation. |
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| Reverse description | Emperor Trajan depicted bare-headed and in full military dress, his paludamentum billowing dramatically behind him, mounted on a prancing horse moving to the right. The emperor thrusts a spear downward toward a fallen or crouching Dacian warrior beneath the horse's hooves, a powerful composition celebrating Roman victory in the Dacian Wars. The senatorial legend S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI appears in the field, with the authorizing senatorial mark S C flanking the central design, as was customary on aes coinage of the period. The scene conveys imperial virtus and military triumph in the dynamic sculptural style characteristic of Trajanic propaganda coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (103-111) |
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