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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 description | Laureate bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, depicted with characteristic strong features and short hair beneath the laurel wreath. The bust is draped and cuirassed, rendered in the confident, naturalistic style typical of Trajanic portraiture. The encircling legend reads IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, distributed around the full circumference of the flan. The portrait projects imperial authority and martial dignity, consistent with official Rome Mint issues of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Mars in military attire, shown facing front with head turned slightly to the right. The god is depicted wearing a crested helmet and military dress, holding a spear vertically in his right hand and a trophy or shield in his left, conveying martial prowess and divine sanction of imperial power. The reverse legend S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI is inscribed in the field to left and right of the figure, within a dotted border. The composition is characteristic of Trajanic reverse types celebrating the emperor's role as an instrument of Roman military supremacy. |
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