Sestertius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C ARAB ADQ, Arabia

€253,404.00
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
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#465, OCRE#ric.2.tr.465
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, right 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 descriptionArabia, draped, standing front, head left, holding branch in right hand over camel, left, half hidden behind her and bundle of cane (?) over left arm in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C ARAB ADQ
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum, Arabiae Adquisit. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate. Gained Arabia.)
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MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID4394917100
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