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

The "ROMA REST" reverse type belongs to Trajan's restoration series, a deliberate numismatic program in which he reissued coinage types associated with earlier emperors — in this case evoking the prestige of Rome personified as a continuous imperial ideal rather than any single reign. The series is generally dated to the middle years of his reign, coinciding with the period of maximum territorial expansion following the Dacian Wars.

RIC II 474 is among the more frequently encountered restoration dupondii, though the series as a whole was not struck in volumes comparable to standard issues.