Sestertius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C FORVM TRAIANI

€253,628.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year114-117
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#654, OCRE#ric.2.tr.654
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Optimo, Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionForum of Trajan.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C FORVM TRAIANI
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum, Forum Traiani. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate. Forum of Trajan.)
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MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID4913565040
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