Denarius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI VIA TRAIANA, Via Trajana

€253,171.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year112-114
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3 g
Dimensions19.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#266 (denarius), OCRE#ric.2.tr.266_denarius
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right (sometimes draped on left shoulder).
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 descriptionVia Trajana, bare to waist, reclining left, head turned back right, holding wheel on right knee and resting left arm on rocks: she holds branch in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI VIA TRAIANA
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Via Traiana. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Road of Trajan.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (112-114)  - -
Catalog ID6217405160
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