Sestertius - Trajan FELICITAS AVGVST S C, Felicitas

€253,596.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year112-114
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.4 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#625 (sestertius), OCRE#ric.2.tr.625_sestertius
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, 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 sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionFelicitas, draped, standing left, holding winged caduceus upwards in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFELICITAS AVGVST S C
(Translation: Felicitas Augusti. Senatus Consultum. Good fortune of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (112-114)  - -
Catalog ID2356708670
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