Sestertius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C AQVA TRAIANA

€253,402.00
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
Weight22.3 g
Dimensions32.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#463 (sestertius), OCRE#ric.2.tr.463_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 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 descriptionRiver god reclining left on rocks under arched grotto supported by two columns; left arm resting on urn and reed in right hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C AQVA TRAIANA
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum, Aqua Traiana. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate. The water of Trajan.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID4378686820
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