Sestertius - Trajan and Parthamaspates REX PARTHIS DATVS S C; Parthia
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman 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 | 25.5 g |
| Diameter | 33.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 253641 |
| References | RIC II# 667 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
Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P
Translation:
Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Optimo, Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Parthico, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, conqueror of the Parthians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.
Reverse
Trajan, bare-headed, in military dress, seated left on platform on right with prefect, presenting King Parthamaspates, standing left, to Parthia, kneeling in front of him.
Script: Latin
Lettering: REX PARTHIS DATVS S C
Translation:
Rex Parthis Datus. Senatus Consultum.
A king given to the Parthians. Decree of the Senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 20.535–27.8 g;
Diameter varies: 25–35 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 25–35 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (114-117) | |||||||||||||||
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