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Aureus - Trajan P M TR P COS II P P, Roma and Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 98-99 |
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| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Roma is depicted seated to the left on a cuirass, her figure draped and helmeted in the classical tradition. In her extended right hand she holds a small winged Victory figurine, while her left hand rests upon a parazonium (short military sword), its scabbard visible at her side. A large round shield leans against her left side. The reverse legend arcs around the upper field, divided on either side of the central figure, proclaiming Trajan's principal imperial titles. |
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Struck in the opening months of Trajan's reign, this aureus dates to the period immediately following Nerva's death in January 98 AD, when Trajan was still commanding armies on the Rhine and governed Rome entirely through proxies before making his formal entry into the city — an entry he delayed for nearly two years. The COS II designation anchors it precisely to 98–99, before his third consulship began.
RIC II 8 is among the earliest aurei struck under Trajan's own name rather than the transitional joint issues with Nerva. The Rome mint was asserting the new reign's legitimacy while the emperor himself had not yet set foot in the capital.