Denarius - Trajan P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R PRO AVG; Providentia
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Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 114-117 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.1 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 253291 |
| References | RIC II# 360 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, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC
Translation:
Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Optimo, Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians.
Reverse
Providentia, draped, standing left, pointing with right hand at large globe to left, and holding vertical sceptre in left, with left elbow resting on column.
Script: Latin
Lettering: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R PRO AVG
Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Populusque Romanus, PRO Augustus.
High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation, The senate and the Roman people, PRO emperor (Augustus).
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 2.8–3.26 g;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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