Aureus - Trajan IMPERATOR VII

€253,228.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year114-117
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.2 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#309, OCRE#ric.2.tr.309
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P
(Translation: Imperator Traiano Optimo Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate. Supreme commander (Imperator), of Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power.)
Reverse descriptionTrajan seated right on low platform, along with two officers and four soldiers.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMPERATOR VII
(Translation: Imperator, Septimum. Supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID2469451500
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