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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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| Weight | 3.2 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A standing male figure — identified as the Genius of the Roman Senate or Roman People — depicted facing left in the field, rendered in a classical contrapposto stance. The figure is shown nude or lightly draped, holding a patera in the extended right hand and a cornucopiae in the left arm, attributes emblematic of abundance and piety. The reverse legend encircles the design, divided across both sides of the field. The border is formed by a continuous beaded (dotted) rim. The composition conveys the ideological link between Trajan's principate and the favour of the Roman Senate and People. |
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| Reverse lettering | S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI (Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes.) |
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