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Aureus - Trajan P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Jupiter
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 114-117 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II#336 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.tr.336_aureus |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed curling hair beneath the laurel wreath and visible folds of the paludamentum over the cuirass. The emperor's strong, mature profile reflects the idealized imperial portraiture characteristic of the Trajanic period. The legend encircles the bust along the coin's periphery, beginning at the lower left and running clockwise. |
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| Reverse description | Jupiter, nude save for a chlamys draped over his right and left arms, stands facing left in a dominant pose, extending his right hand holding a thunderbolt over the togated figure of Trajan below him. Trajan stands left, wearing the toga and raising a branch in his right hand, receiving the divine sanction of Jupiter. The composition conveys the theme of celestial legitimation of imperial authority, with the reverse legend distributed around the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (114-117) |
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