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Aureus - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI FORT RED; Fortuna

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 112-114
Value 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Gold
Weight 7.18 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
253155
References RIC II# 253 (aureus)
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1926. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2. Vespasian to Hadrian. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.2.tr.253_aureus
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P

Unabridged legend: Imperator Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae.

Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), of Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.

Reverse

Fortuna, draped, seated left on chair without back, holding rudder set on ground in right hand and cornucopiae in left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI FORT RED

Unabridged legend: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Fortuna Redux.

Translation: The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Fortune that brings back [the emperor].

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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Heritage Auctions
2012 September 6-11 Signature World & Ancient Coin Auction - Long Beach 3020
Lot 25218
Internet Archive
7 Sep 2012 AU USD 16 450.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
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