Aureus - Trajan COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Arabia

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year103-111
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.1 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#142 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.tr.142_aureus
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right (sometimes draped on left shoulder).
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), of Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power.)
Reverse descriptionArabia, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand extended over camel walking left before her and bundle of cinnamon upright in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC
(Translation: Consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. The senate and the Roman people. The best of princes.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID5988916490
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