Denarius IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GER DAC P P REST EPPIVS LEG F C, Africa and Hercules

€253,787.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year98-117
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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Reference(s) RIC II#802, OCRE#ric.2.tr.802
Obverse descriptionHead of Africa, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringQ METELL SCIPIO IMP
(Translation: Quintus Metellus Scipio Imperator. Quintus [Caecilius] Metellus [Pius] Scipio [Nasica], supreme commander (Imperator).)
Reverse descriptionHercules, naked, standing front, leaning on club and lion`s skin.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GER DAC P P REST EPPIVS LEG F C
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Traianus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus, Pater Patriae, Restituit, Eppius Legatus Fisci Castrensis. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, father of the nation, has restored [this coin of], Eppius, legate of the treasury of the camps.)
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MintageND (98-117)  - -
Catalog ID7139241080
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