Sestertius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C VIA TRAIANA, Via Trajana

€253,609.00
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
Weight27.7 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#637, OCRE#ric.2.tr.637
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, 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 sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionVia Trajana, draped, reclining left, resting left elbow on rock, left hand on wheel balanced on left knee, holding branch in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C VIA TRAIANA
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum, Via Traiana. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate. Road of Trajan.)
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Mint
MintageND (112-114)  - -
Catalog ID7589164810
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