Sestertius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C; Dacia
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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 | 103-111 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 25.4 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 253524 |
| References | RIC II# 564 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 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
Dacia, seated left, in attitude of mourning on shield and pile of arms; before her on left a trophy.
Script: Latin
Lettering: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C
Translation:
Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum.
The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 21.51–28.02 g;
Diameter varies: 32.24–34 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 32.24–34 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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