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

€253,296.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year114-117
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC II#365 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.tr.365_aureus
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Optimus Augustus Germanicus, Dacicus, Parthico,. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, conqueror of the Parthians.)
Reverse descriptionProvidentia, draped, standing left, pointing with right hand at large globe to left, and holding vertical sceptre in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R PROVID
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Populusque Romanus, Providentia. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation, The senate and the Roman people, foresight.)
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MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID4521493870
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