Aureus - Trajan, Nerva, and Marcus Ulpius Traianus DIVI NERVA ET TRAIANVS PAT

€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
Weight6.9 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#726, OCRE#ric.2.tr.726, BMC RE#499, Calicó#1138
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), of Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation)
Reverse descriptionBust of Nerva, laureate, draped, right, on left facing bust of Trajan Senior, bare-headed, draped, left, on right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDIVI NERVA ET TRAIANVS PAT
(Translation: The divine Nerva and [Marcus Ulpius] Trajanus, father [of Trajan])
Edge
Mint
MintageND (98-117)  - -
Catalog ID6157503000
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