Aureus - Trajan P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R; Sol
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
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|---|---|
| Emperor |
Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 114-117 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.37 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 253267 |
| References | RIC II# 341 (aureus) 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
Bust of Trajan, laureate, right with aegis.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO
Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Optimus Augustus Germanicus, Dacicus, Parthico.
Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor, conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, conqueror of the Parthians.
Reverse
Bust of Sol, radiate, draped, right with hair falling in two locks down neck.
Script: Latin
Lettering: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R
Unabridged legend: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Populusque Romanus.
Translation: High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation. The senate and the Roman people.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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