Sestertius - Trajan SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS S C

€253,656.00
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
Weight26.5 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#680, OCRE#ric.2.tr.680
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Traiano Optimo, Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, of 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 descriptionColumn of Trajan with two eagles at base.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS S C
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus. Senatus Consultum. The senate and the Roman people. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID8476236850
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