Quinarius - Trajan PONT MAX TR POT COS II, Victory

€2.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year98-99
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueSilver Quinarius = 1/2 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight1.56 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#23 (quinarius), OCRE#ric.2.tr.23_quinarius
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus, Germanicus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans.)
Reverse descriptionVictory seated left, holding patera and wreath.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONT MAX TR POT COS II
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (98-99)  - -
Catalog ID9224290720
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