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
Weight26.3 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#384, OCRE#ric.2.tr.384
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM P M
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Nerva, Caesar, 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 ID5710997600
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