Aureus - Trajan IMPERATOR VIII

€253,243.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year114
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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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#322, OCRE#ric.2.tr.322
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTH
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Optimus Augustus Germanicus, Dacicus, Parthicus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, conqueror of the Parthians.)
Reverse descriptionTrajan seated right on low platform, left, with two attendants, addressing five soldiers; one of the soldiers is on horseback.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMPERATOR VIII
(Translation: Imperator Octavum. Supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time.)
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MintageND (114)  - -
Catalog ID9161257910
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