Dupondius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C ALIM ITAL

€253,400.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year103-111
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#462, OCRE#ric.2.tr.462
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, radiate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, of Nerva 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 descriptionTrajan seated left on curule chair, holding sceptre; in front, woman holding child and child standing at her feet.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C ALIM ITAL
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum, Alimenta Italiae. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate. Nourishment of Italy.)
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MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID1402829700
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