Aureus - Trajan P M TR P COS III P P, Hercules

€252,913.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year100
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.1 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#37 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.tr.37_aureus
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus, Germanicus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans.)
Reverse descriptionHercules, naked, standing front on low base, holding club downwards in right hand and lion-skin over left arm.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P COS III P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (100)  - -
Catalog ID8087122730
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