Sestertius - Trajan TR POT COS II 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
Weight28.61 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#391, OCRE#ric.2.tr.391
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM P M
(Translation: Imperator Nerva Caesar Traianus Augustus, Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Nerva, Caesar, Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest.)
Reverse descriptionPax, draped, seated left on throne, holding branch in extended right hand and transverse sceptre in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR POT COS II S C
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum, Senatus Consultum. Holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time, decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (98-99)  - -
Catalog ID4827434560
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