Cistophorus - Trajan COM ASIA; Victory
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 | 98-117 |
| Value | Cistophorus = 3 Drachms = 3 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 9.57 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 253701 |
| References | RIC II# 724 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 NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M
Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus, Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus.
Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest.
Reverse
Trajan, in military dress, holding sceptre, standing left, being crowned by Victory, holding trophy; all within distyle temple with ROM ET AVG inscribed in the frieze.
Script: Latin
Lettering: COM ASIA
Unabridged legend: Comunitas Asiae.
Translation: Community of Asia.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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