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Dupondius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C ITALIA REST, Italia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 103-111 |
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| Value | 1 Dupondius = 1/8 Denarius |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P (Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, of Nerva Trajan, emperor, conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.) |
| Reverse description | Standing figure of Italia, draped and helmeted, faces left holding a cornucopia in her right hand; to the left, Emperor Trajan, seated on a throne or curule chair, extends his right hand to raise the kneeling or semi-kneeling personification, while two small children stand in the central field between the figures, symbolizing the alimenta programme restoring Italy's prosperity. The legend S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI arcs around the upper field, with ITALIA REST inscribed in the exergue, and S C flanking the field. The composition is a propagandistic allegory commemorating Trajan's Italian alimentary relief programme. |
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| Reverse lettering | S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C ITALIA REST (Translation: The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate. Italy restored.) |
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