Dupondius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Roma and Victory

€253,429.00
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
Weight12.3 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#484, OCRE#ric.2.tr.484
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 descriptionRoma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical spear, reversed, in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS 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.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID7557600200
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