Dupondius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C ROMA REST, Roma

€253,414.00
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
Weight12.4 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#474, OCRE#ric.2.tr.474
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, radiate, draped on left shoulder, 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 standing left, reaching out to Roma kneeling; children in center.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C ROMA REST
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum, Roma Restituit. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate. Rome restored.)
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MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID1934998280
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