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

€252,981.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year103-111
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#95, OCRE#ric.2.tr.95
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P
(Translation: Imperator Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate. Supreme commander (Imperator), of Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power.)
Reverse descriptionArabia standing front, head left, holding branch; camel at feet.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC ARAB ADQVISIT
(Translation: Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Populusque Romanus, Optimo Principi, Arabiae Adquisit. Consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. The senate and the Roman people. The best of princes, gained Arabia.)
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MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID3599194200
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