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Sestertius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Pax
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 103-111 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the Emperor Trajan facing right, rendered in bold high relief with finely detailed hair beneath the laurel wreath. The drapery falls naturalistically over the cuirass, with the paludamentum visible at the left shoulder. The imperial effigy is centrally placed within a raised border, with the encircling Latin legend occupying the outer field. The portrait displays the characteristic strong jaw and resolute physiognomy associated with Trajanic coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P (Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, of Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.) |
| Reverse description | The personification of Pax (Peace) stands in full figure facing left, draped in flowing robes rendered with careful attention to classical drapery folds. She extends her right hand downward, offering an olive branch, while her left hand holds a cornucopiae symbolizing abundance. Her right foot treads upon the head and upper body of a prostrate Dacian captive, visible only from the shoulders upward in the lower field, evoking Trajan's Dacian victories. The legend is divided by the senatorial mark S C in the field. |
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