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

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	18.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 253038
References	RIC II# 147B Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1926. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2. Vespasian to Hadrian. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.2.tr.147B Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P

Translation:
Imperator Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate.
Supreme commander (Imperator), of Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power.

Reverse

Trophy of five shields, sword, and two javelins.

Script: Latin

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

Translation:
Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Populusque Romanus, Optimo Principi.
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 describes the bust as draped, but the example coin is draped on left shoulder.

Mass varies: 1.6–3.5 g;
Diameter varies: 18–19 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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