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Aureus - Trajan PONT MAX TR POT COS II, Roma and Victory
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 98-99 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, with short hair rendered in fine detail beneath the laurel wreath, the neck truncation bare. The effigy is modelled with confident naturalism characteristic of early Trajanic portraiture. A beaded border encircles the field. The encircling legend reads from lower left around the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Roma personified seated left on a cuirass or arms, helmeted and draped, holding a small Victory figure in her extended right hand and a parazonium (short sword) in her left. The figure is rendered with vigorous modeling against a plain field with fine radial die lines visible. A beaded border frames the design, with the legend distributed around the periphery. |
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| Mintage | ND (98-99) |
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