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Denarius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Genius
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 103-111 |
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| Value | 1 Denarius |
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| Obverse description | Laureate draped bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, with finely rendered hair beneath the laurel wreath and paludamentum visible at the truncation. The portrait is executed in the high-relief naturalistic style characteristic of Trajanic imperial coinage, conveying authority and martial dignity. A beaded border frames the design, with the Latin legend distributed around the periphery of the flan. The emperor's strong facial features — prominent nose and defined jaw — reflect the official portrait type established at Rome during his reign. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P (Translation: Imperator Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), of Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.) |
| Reverse description | Standing figure of the Genius of the Roman people, depicted nude save for a chlamys draped around the waist and falling behind, facing left in a composed contrapposto stance. In his extended right hand he holds a patera for libation, while his left hand grasps a cornucopiae, symbolising abundance and divine favour. The figure is rendered in the classicising style typical of Trajanic reverse types, with the legend arranged around the periphery within a beaded border. The composition reflects the official ideology of Trajan as supreme benefactor of Rome and the empire. |
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