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
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#716, OCRE#ric.2.tr.716
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus, Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest.)
Reverse descriptionBundle of corn-ears tied together.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS II
(Translation: Consul Secundum. Consul for the second time.)
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MintageND (98-117)  - -
Catalog ID4365426340
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