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

€253,252.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year114
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
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#329 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.tr.329_aureus, BMC RE#621, Calicó#1038
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians.)
Reverse descriptionBust of Sol, radiate, draped, right with hair falling in two locks down neck.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R
(Translation: Conqueror of the Parthians, 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)  - -
Catalog ID9453551540
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