Sestertius - Trajan IMPERATOR VIII S C

€253,629.00
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
Weight24.4 g
Dimensions31.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#655, OCRE#ric.2.tr.655
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.
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 descriptionTrajan, in military dress, seated right on high platform on left, by him stand two officers; in front of him stand an officer and four soldiers whom he is haranguing; behind in background, three standards.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMPERATOR VIII S C
(Translation: Imperator Octavum. Senatus Consultum. Supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID9787664590
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