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Denarius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 112-114 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Draped and laureate bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, depicted with characteristic strong features and a laurel wreath crowning his head, the drapery visible over the left shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in high relief in the hammered style typical of the Rome mint under Trajan. The encircling Latin legend runs clockwise around the bust, enumerating the emperor's full titulature. The flan is notably irregular in shape, as is common for hammered silver coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P (Translation: Imperator Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, 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 sixth time, father of the nation.) |
| Reverse description | Emperor Trajan on horseback advancing to the left, his right hand brandishing a long spear reversed downward while his left hand holds a sword. The horse is depicted in a dynamic striding pose, conveying martial authority and imperial triumph. The reverse type alludes to Trajan's celebrated military campaigns, most notably the Dacian wars. The field is relatively plain, with the abbreviated dedicatory legend of the Senate and Roman People distributed in the exergue and surrounding field. |
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