Quinarius Aureus - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI; Victory
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 112-114 |
| Value | Gold Quinarius (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 253190 |
| References | RIC II# 281 (quinarius aureus) 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 on left shoulder, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
Translation:
Imperator Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae.
Supreme commander (Imperator), of Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.
Reverse
Victory, draped, advancing right, holding up wreath in right hand and palm over left shoulder.
Script: Latin
Lettering: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI
Translation:
Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi.
The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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