Denarius - Trajan P M TR P COS V P P; Mars

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	103-111
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.1 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 252963
References	RIC II# 80 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1926. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2. Vespasian to Hadrian. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.2.tr.80 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Trajan, laureate, right (sometimes draped on left shoulder).

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP NERVA TRAIANVS AVG GER DACICVS

Translation:
Imperator Nerva Traianus Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians.

Reverse

Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak round waist, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P COS V P P

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.52–3.42 g;
Diameter varies: 18–18.21 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (103-111)

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