Sestertius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI

€253,417.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year103-111
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight21.4 g
Dimensions29.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#476A, OCRE#ric.2.tr.476A
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 V P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum, 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 fifth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionS C in oak-wreath.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID1795846570
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