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Sestertius - Trajan IMPERATOR VIIII S C

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 114-117
Value 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Bronze
Weight 24.5 g
Diameter 33.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
253632
References RIC II# 658
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1926. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2. Vespasian to Hadrian. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.2.tr.658
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.

Script: Latin

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

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

Reverse

Trajan, in military dress, seated right on high platform on left, by him stand two officers; in front of him stand an officer and four soldiers whom he is haranguing; behind in background, three standards.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMPERATOR VIIII S C

Translation:
Imperator Nonum. Senatus Consultum.
Supreme commander (Imperator) for the ninth time. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 23.23–26.58 g;
Diameter varies: 32–35 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (114-117) 

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