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

€252,927.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year101-102
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.2 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#49 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.tr.49_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 IIII P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.)
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Mint
MintageND (101-102)  - -
Catalog ID7189863830
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