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Denarius - Trajan P M TR P COS II P P, Germania
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 98-99 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Personification of Germania depicted as a semi-nude female figure, bare to the waist, seated left upon a pair of oblong shields. She holds a branch in her extended right hand as a symbol of submission, while her left arm rests upon the shields at her side. A captured enemy helmet is placed below, between the shields, emphasizing Roman military victory over the Germanic tribes. The reverse legend P M TR P COS II P P is distributed around the field in crisp Latin capitals. |
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Trajan struck this issue within months of his accession, celebrating the German frontier command he had held under Nerva before being named heir. The "Germania" reverse type directly references his earlier role overseeing Rhine legions — it was political currency as much as metal, positioning the new emperor as a soldier-emperor before he had launched a single formal campaign of his own.
RIC II 5 is among the earliest issues of the reign, dated by the COS II iteration of his titulature to 98-99 AD.