Aureus - Trajan P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Jupiter

€253,261.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year114-117
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.2 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#336 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.tr.336_aureus
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC
(Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor, conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians.)
Reverse descriptionJupiter, naked except for cloak on right and left arms, holding a thunderbolt over Trajan in right hand and straight sceptre in l;Trajan, togate, stands left and holds up branch in right hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R
(Translation: High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation. The senate and the Roman people.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID7674131050
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