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

€252,929.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year101-102
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.1 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#50 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.tr.50_aureus, Calicó#1053
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, right with aegis.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM
(Translation: 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 IIII P P
(Translation: High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (101-102)  - -
Catalog ID6670604360
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