Sestertius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C BASILICA VLPIA

€253,585.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year112-114
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight
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Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#616, OCRE#ric.2.tr.616
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, of Nerva Trajan, emperor, conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionBasilica of Trajan.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C BASILICA VLPIA
(Translation: The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate. Basilica Ulpia.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (112-114)  - -
Catalog ID3584600110
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