Aureus - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI

€253,107.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year103-111
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.1 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#207, OCRE#ric.2.tr.207, BMC RE#249, Calicó#1101
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
(Translation: 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, father of the nation)
Reverse descriptionTrajan standing in quadriga left, holding branch and sceptre.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI
(Translation: The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID4111843810
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