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

€253,361.00
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
Weight24.3 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#426, OCRE#ric.2.tr.426
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
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 descriptionMars, naked, wearing mantle, walking right, holding spear and trophy.
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 ID7195871240
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