Denarius - Trajan COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC DAC CAP

€252,982.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year103-111
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3 g
Dimensions18.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#96, OCRE#ric.2.tr.96
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, right (sometimes draped on left shoulder).
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P
(Translation: Imperator Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate. Supreme commander (Imperator), of Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power.)
Reverse descriptionDacian, his hands bound behind him, seated right on a pile of shields and arms.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC DAC CAP
(Translation: Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Populusque Romanus, Optimo Principi, Dacia Capta. Consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. The senate and the Roman people. The best of princes. Conquest of Dacia.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID3798912600
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