Cistophorus - Trajan COS II

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year98-117
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueCistophorus = 3 Drachms = 3 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight9.8 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#715, OCRE#ric.2.tr.715
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM P M TR P P P
(Translation: Imperator Nerva Caesar Traianus Augustus, Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Nerva, Caesar, Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionBundle of corn-ears tied together.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS II
(Translation: Consul Secundum. Consul for the second time.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (98-117)  - -
Catalog ID3618320150
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