Sestertius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Jupiter and Victory

€253,533.00
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
Weight23.9 g
Dimensions33 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#572, OCRE#ric.2.tr.572
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right (sometimes with aegis).
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 descriptionTriumphal arch with bas-relief; above, Jupiter stands on tympanum; frieze inscribed IOM; arch is surmounted by six-horse chariot driven by two Victories.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID3320280280
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