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Denarius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI ARAB ADQ, Arabia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 112-114 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse lettering | S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI ARAB ADQ (Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Arabiae Adquisit. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Gained Arabia.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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Arabia Petraea had been absorbed into the empire in 106 AD under Trajan's governor Cornelius Palma, ending the Nabataean kingdom without a recorded military campaign — the annexation was diplomatic enough that no triumph was awarded. This coin belongs to the commemorative series issued several years after the fact, part of a broader propaganda programme advertising Trajan's provincial acquisitions alongside his Dacian victories. The ARAB ADQ legend — short for Arabia adquisita — was a deliberate choice of wording, distinguishing peaceful acquisition from conquest.