Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Quinarius Aureus - Trajan DACICVS COS V P P, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Year | 103-111 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, draped and cuirassed, rendered in the naturalistic portrait style characteristic of the Trajanic period. The emperor's features are sharply defined, with a strong jaw and close-cropped hair beneath the laurel wreath. The bust is set within a beaded border, with the imperial titulature legend running continuously around the periphery of the flan. The drapery over the left shoulder indicates a paludamentum fastened at the breast, conveying military authority. The die work is bold and competent, typical of the Rome mint's output during the Dacian War era. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The goddess Victory advancing left, her wings spread behind her, holding a wreath extended in her right hand and a palm frond over her left shoulder. The figure is rendered in the striding, dynamic pose conventional for Victory types on Trajanic coinage, with flowing drapery clinging to the body in motion. The legend arcs around the upper field, divided to either side of the central figure, while the lower field is open. A beaded border frames the reverse. The type directly commemorates Trajan's conquest of Dacia, associating imperial military success with divine favour. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |