Aureus - Trajan COS VI P P S P Q R, Jupiter

€253,213.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year114-117
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.3 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#298 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.tr.298_aureus
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P
(Translation: Supreme commander, of Trajan, the best emperor, conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power.)
Reverse descriptionJupiter, naked except for cloak over right and left arms, holding thunderbolt over Trajan in right hand and straight sceptre in left; Trajan, togate, stands left and holds up sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS VI P P S P Q R
(Translation: Consul for the sixth time, father of the nation. The senate and the Roman people.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID9147888970
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