Aureus - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI VIA TRAIANA, Via Trajana

€253,170.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year112-114
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.17 g
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Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#266 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.tr.266_aureus
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right (sometimes draped on left shoulder).
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 descriptionVia Trajana, bare to waist, reclining left, head turned back right, holding wheel on right knee and resting left arm on rocks: she holds branch in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI VIA TRAIANA
(Translation: The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Road of Trajan.)
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Mint
MintageND (112-114)  - -
Catalog ID6527985010
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