Sestertius - Trajan TR P COS II P P S C, Pax

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year98-99
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#383, OCRE#ric.2.tr.383
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus, Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest.)
Reverse descriptionPax seated left, holding branch and sceptre.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P COS II P P S C
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Consultum. Holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time, father of the nation, decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (98-99)  - -
Catalog ID1980884470
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