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Sestertius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C AQVA TRAIANA
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 112-114 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, rendered in high relief in the bold naturalistic style characteristic of Trajanic imperial portraiture. The emperor's strong, mature features are depicted with individualized detail, including a prominent brow and firm jawline. A paludamentum (military cloak) is visible at the shoulder, fastened with a fibula. The encircling legend runs clockwise around the full periphery of the flan, identifying the emperor with his full titulature. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P (Translation: Imperatore Nervae Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), of Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.) |
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| Reverse lettering | S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C AQVA TRAIANA (Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum, Aqua Traiana. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate. The water of Trajan.) |
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