Denarius - Trajan COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC; Victory

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	3.2 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 253017
References	RIC II# 129 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1926. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2. Vespasian to Hadrian. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.2.tr.129 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P

Unabridged legend: Imperator Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate.

Translation: Supreme commander, of Trajan, emperor, conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power.

Reverse

Victory, draped, standing left over a round and oblong shield, holding up wreath in right hand and palm in left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC

Unabridged legend: Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Populusque Romanus, Optimo Principi.

Translation: Consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. The senate and the Roman people. The best of princes.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.49–3.8 g;
Diameter varies: 6–20 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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