Dupondius - Trajan PROVIDENTIA AVGVSTI S P Q R S C, Providentia

€253,638.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year114-117
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dupondius = 1/8 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#664, OCRE#ric.2.tr.664
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, radiate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Optimo, Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Parthico, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, conqueror of the Parthians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionProvidentia, draped, standing left, pointing right hand at large globe lying left, resting left elbow on column, and holding vertical sceptre in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPROVIDENTIA AVGVSTI S P Q R S C
(Translation: Providentia Augusti. Senatus Populusque Romanus. Senatus Consultum. Foresight of the emperor. The senate and the Roman people. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID8228680810
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