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Sestertius - Trajan PROVIDENTIA AVGVSTI S P Q R S C, Providentia
| Issuer | Imperial Roman Mint |
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| Year | 114-117 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, rendered with finely detailed portraiture characteristic of the high imperial style. The emperor's hair is depicted in tight curls beneath the laurel wreath, with drapery visible over the left shoulder. The encircling legend reads IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P, distributed around the full circumference of the coin. The portrait is boldly executed in high relief, projecting the imperial authority and idealised realism associated with Trajanic coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Providentia, the personification of imperial foresight, depicted in full-length draped attire facing left. She holds a long sceptre or wand in her right hand and gestures downward with her left hand toward a large globe resting at her feet, symbolising dominion over the world. The letters S C (Senatus Consultum) appear flanking the figure in the field to left and right, denoting senatorial authorisation of the bronze issue. The reverse legend PROVIDENTIA AVGVSTI S P Q R S C is distributed around the periphery. The composition is executed in the refined classicising style typical of Trajanic official coinage from the Rome mint. |
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| Reverse lettering | PROVIDENTIA AVGVSTI S P Q R S C (Translation: Providentia Augusti. Senatus Populusque Romanus. Senatus Consultum. Foresight of the emperor. The senate and the Roman people. Decree of the senate.) |
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