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Denarius - Trajan P M TR P COS II P P, Pax
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 98-99 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Pax, draped and wearing a wreath, standing left in a composed frontal pose with head turned slightly. She extends a branch upward in her right hand as a symbol of peace, while her left hand holds a cornucopiae, emblematic of abundance and prosperity. The reverse legend is distributed in the field and exergue area in crisp Latin capitals. The figure is rendered in the elegant classical style typical of early Trajanic imperial reverses, with drapery falling in precise folds. |
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| Reverse lettering | P M TR P COS II P P (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time, father of the nation.) |
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Trajan's earliest denarii, struck in the first two years of his reign, were minted under the titulature he inherited directly from Nerva's posthumous authority — the COS II designation placing these firmly before his third consulship of 100 AD. The Pax reverse type was politically deliberate: Trajan had come to power through adoption rather than military seizure, and projecting peace was a calculated reassurance to a senate still raw from Domitian's reign.
RIC II #7 is among the foundational references in Mattingly and Sydenham's original volume, later reassessed in the 2007 revised edition.