Aureus - Julius Caesar IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GER DAC P P REST, Venus

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year98-117
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.2 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#806, OCRE#ric.2.tr.806
Obverse descriptionHead of Julius Caesar, bare, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringC IVLIVS CAES IMP COS III
(Translation: Caius Iulius Caesar, Imperator, Consul Tertium. Gaius Julius Caesar, supreme commander (Imperator), consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionVenus standing right leaning on column, holding helmet and spear; shield at feet.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GER DAC P P REST
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Traianus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus, Pater Patriae, Restituit. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, father of the nation, has restored [this coin].)
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MintageND (98-117)  - -
Catalog ID2936021590
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