Aureus - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI

€253,136.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year111
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#235, OCRE#ric.2.tr.235
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V DES VI
(Translation: Imperator Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum, Designatus Sextum. Supreme commander (Imperator), of Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fifth time, elect for the sixth time.)
Reverse descriptionColumn of Trajan with two eagles at base.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes.)
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MintageND (111)  - -
Catalog ID2831884230
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