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

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman 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)

Comments

Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (112-114)

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