Dupondius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C AQVA TRAIANA

€253,577.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year112-114
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dupondius = 1/8 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight15 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#609, OCRE#ric.2.tr.609
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, radiate, right (sometimes draped).
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, 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 sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionRiver god reclining left on rocks under arched grotto supported by two columns; left arm resting on urn and reed in right hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C AQVA TRAIANA
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum, Aqua Traiana. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate. The water of Trajan.)
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MintageND (112-114)  - -
Catalog ID5265264580
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