Aureus - Trajan P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R SALVS AVG, Salus

€253,300.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year114-117
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.2 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#368, OCRE#ric.2.tr.368
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Optimo, Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians.)
Reverse descriptionSalus, draped, seated left on throne, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and resting left arm on throne.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R SALVS AVG
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Populusque Romanus, Salus Augusti. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation, The senate and the Roman people, health of the emperor (Augustus).)
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Mint
MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID2979412260
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