Sestertius - Trajan TR POT COS III P P S C, Concordia

€253,366.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year101-102
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.7 g
Dimensions33.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#431, OCRE#ric.2.tr.431
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, right with aegis.
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 descriptionConcordia, draped, seated left on chair without back, sacrificing with patera in right hand over lighted altar left, and holding double cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR POT COS III P P S C
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae, Senatus Consultum. Holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time, father of the nation, decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (101-102)  - -
Catalog ID9780625060
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