Sestertius - Trajan CONSERVATORI PATRISPATRIAE S C, Jupiter

€253,616.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year114-117
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24 g
Dimensions33 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#643, OCRE#ric.2.tr.643
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, right (sometimes draped).
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Optimo, Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionJupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and shielding Trajan, holding branch.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCONSERVATORI PATRISPATRIAE S C
(Translation: Conservatori Patris Patriae. Senatus Consultum. To the protector of the father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID9063840910
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