Sestertius - Trajan TR POT COS II S C, Pax

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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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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#389, OCRE#ric.2.tr.389
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus, Germanicus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans.)
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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MintageND (98-99)  - -
Catalog ID5852381420
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