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Dupondius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Roma and Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 103-111 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Roma, helmeted and clad in full military dress, is depicted seated left upon a cuirass, embodying the martial power of the Roman state. In her extended right hand she holds a small figure of Victory, while her left hand grasps a vertical spear; her left foot rests upon the head of a conquered Dacian and her right upon a helmet, referencing Trajan's Dacian campaigns. Three shields are arrayed beside the cuirass, reinforcing the scene's triumphal character. The senatorial legend S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI encircles the composition, with the S C mark of senatorial authority prominently placed in the field. The reverse type as a whole constitutes a sophisticated programmatic statement of Roman military supremacy and the emperor's honorific title 'Optimus Princeps'. |
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| Reverse lettering | S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C (Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate.) |
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