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

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year99-100
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24.8 g
Dimensions32.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#413, OCRE#ric.2.tr.413
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, right (sometimes 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 descriptionPax seated left, holding branch and sceptre.
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 (99-100)  - -
Catalog ID7930710290
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