Semis - Trajan DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI P P
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
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|---|---|
| Emperor |
Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 114-117 |
| Value | 1 Semis = ½ As (1⁄32) |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 4.2 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 253618 |
| References | RIC II# 645 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, radiate, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM
Unabridged legend: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Optimo, Augustus, Germanicus.
Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, of Nerva Trajan, the best emperor, conqueror of the Germans.
Reverse
S C in oak-wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI P P
Unabridged legend: Dacicus, Parthico, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Vicesima, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae.
Translation: Conqueror of the Dacians, conqueror of the Parthians, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 20th time, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
RIC doesn't mention the drape, but the cited coin in Cohen is draped.
Mass varies: 4.11–4.24 g;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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