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Denarius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Mars
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 103-111 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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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 | Mars, god of war, depicted standing facing left in the field, clad in military attire including a crested helmet and cuirass. His right arm is raised, holding an upright spear, while his left hand rests upon a shield set at his side. The figure is rendered in the bold, classicising style typical of Trajanic reverse types, conveying martial virtue and imperial power. The encircling legend S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI runs around the periphery of the coin in Latin capitals, proclaiming Trajan as the best of princes on behalf of the Senate and Roman People. The plain field frames the standing figure with no exergual inscription. |
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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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