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Denarius - Trajan COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Fortuna
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 103-111 |
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| Weight | 3.1 g |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP 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 description | Fortuna, goddess of fortune, depicted standing to the left in flowing drapery, holding in her right hand a ship's rudder resting upon a prow and in her left hand a cornucopiae symbolising abundance. The figure is rendered in a dignified, classicising style consistent with Trajanic reverse types. The reverse legend is distributed in the field around the figure, referencing Trajan's fifth consulship and his honorific title Optimus Princeps. A dotted border frames the entire reverse design. |
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| Reverse lettering | COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC (Translation: Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Populusque Romanus, Optimo Principi. Consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. The senate and the Roman people. The best of princes.) |
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