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As - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Spes
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 103-111 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, with drapery over the left shoulder, sometimes accompanied by an aegis. The effigy presents the emperor in his characteristic portraiture style, with a strongly modeled face and the laurel wreath denoting his imperial and military authority. The encircling legend runs along the outer border of the obverse field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Spes (Hope) depicted in flowing drapery, advancing left with graceful movement. In her raised right hand she holds a flower, while her left hand gathers and lifts the hem of her garment, a composition standard for this allegorical figure in Roman imperial coinage. The senatorial legend S C (Senatus Consultum) appears prominently in the field, flanking the figure, authorizing the bronze issue, while the dedicatory legend occupies the exergual and surrounding areas of the reverse. |
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