Quinarius - 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)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 103-111 |
| Value | 1 Silver Quinarius = ½ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.34 g |
| Diameter | 15 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 253022 |
| References | RIC II# 134 (quinarius) Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1926. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2. Vespasian to Hadrian. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right.
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 seated left, holding wreath and palm.
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
RIC does not mention the drape on the bust but it is present on the example coin.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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