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
Weight25.2 g
Dimensions33.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#390, OCRE#ric.2.tr.390
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M
(Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, Nerva Trajan, emperor, 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: Holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time, decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (98-99)  - -
Catalog ID9948392080
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