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Aureus - Trajan and Plotina DIVAE PLOTINAE AVGVSTI MATRI
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 138 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed and draped bust of the deified Emperor Trajan facing right, rendered with fine naturalistic portraiture characteristic of the Antonine period; the emperor's hair is shown in short, layered curls pressed close to the skull. A six-pointed star appears prominently in the left field behind the bust. The encircling legend reads DIVO TRAIANO AVGVSTI PATRI within a beaded border, honoring Trajan posthumously as the divine father of Augustus, identifying his dedicant as Hadrian. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of the deified Empress Plotina facing left, portrayed with an elaborate coiffure surmounted by a distinctive double metallic stephane, a tiara-like diadem worn in two superimposed bands, befitting her posthumous divine status. A six-pointed star appears in the field before her face. The encircling legend DIVAE PLOTINAE AVGVSTI MATRI, within a beaded border, designates her as the divine mother of Augustus, again referring to Hadrian who issued this commemorative aureus in her honor. |
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