Sestertius - Trajan SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS S C PRO AVG, Providentia

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year114-117
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight23.11 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#661, OCRE#ric.2.tr.661
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Optimo, Augustus, Dacicus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Dacians, conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionProvidentia, draped, standing left, pointing right hand at large globe lying left, resting left elbow on column, and holding vertical sceptre in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS S C PRO AVG
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus. Senatus Consultum. Providentia Augusti. The senate and the Roman people. Decree of the senate. Foresight of the emperor (Augustus).)
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MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID9834188140
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