Denarius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI; Victory

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	98-117
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.1 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 253310
References	RIC II# 377 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1926. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2. Vespasian to Hadrian. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.2.tr.377 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Trajan, laureate, 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

Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm.

Script: Latin

Lettering: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI

Translation:
Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi.
The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes.

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 (98-117)

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