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Sestertius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C BASILICA VLPIA

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 112-114
Value 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Bronze
Weight 25.8 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
253587
References RIC II# 618
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1926. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2. Vespasian to Hadrian. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.2.tr.618
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Trajan, laureate, left with aegis.

Script: Latin

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

Unabridged legend: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae.

Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, of Nerva Trajan, emperor, conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.

Reverse

Basilica of Trajan.

Script: Latin

Lettering: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C BASILICA VLPIA

Unabridged legend: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum, Basilica Ulpia.

Translation: The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate. Basilica Ulpia.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (112-114) 

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