Denarius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Virtus

€253,199.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year112-114
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.3 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#289, OCRE#ric.2.tr.289
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Imperator Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), of Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionVirtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, left foot set on helmet, holding vertical spear reversed in right hand and parazonium upwards in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (112-114)  - -
Catalog ID4499112270
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