Aureus - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI FORT RED, Fortuna

€253,155.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year112-114
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.18 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#253 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.tr.253_aureus
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI 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 sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionFortuna, draped, seated left on chair without back, holding rudder set on ground in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI FORT RED
(Translation: The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Fortune that brings back [the emperor].)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (112-114)  - -
Catalog ID9712921290
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