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

€253,434.00
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
Weight25.03 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#488, OCRE#ric.2.tr.488
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, left 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 descriptionRoma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical spear, reversed in left; at her feet a kneeling Dacian holding up his arms to her.
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.)
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MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID2480148410
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