Sestertius - Trajan SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS S C SALVS AVG, Salus

€253,644.00
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
Weight23.8 g
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Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#670, OCRE#ric.2.tr.670
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Optimo, Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Parthico, 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, conqueror of the Parthians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionSalus seated left, feeding snake around altar.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS S C SALVS AVG
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus. Senatus Consultum. Salus Augusti. The senate and the Roman people. Decree of the senate. Health of the emperor (Augustus).)
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MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID1045324040
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