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Dupondius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 103-111
Value 1 Dupondius = ⅛ Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Bronze
Weight 14.3 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
253419
References RIC II# 477
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1926. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2. Vespasian to Hadrian. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.2.tr.477
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Trajan, radiate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P

Translation:
Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, of Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.

Reverse

S C in oak-wreath.

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)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (103-111) 

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