American Numismatic Society: Gold Aureus of Trajan, Rome, 103

Obverse: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P - Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC - Jupiter, naked to waist, seated left on chair without back, holding Victory in right hand and long straight sceptre in left

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 7.23
- Diameter (in mm): 19
Series: RIC.1.2

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date Range: 103 - 111
Denomination: Aureus
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Gold
Authority
- Authority: Trajan
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
- State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Place of Production: Rome
- Region: Latium
Obverse
- Portrait: Trajan

References

Reference: RIC II Trajan 113
Reference: BMC.264

Administrative History

Identifier: 1958.214.12
Lot: 1958.214
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Variant. obverse type should be laureate and draped only

Subjects

Category: Roman--Imperial--Antonines

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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Gold Aureus of Trajan, Rome, 103–111. 1958.214.12

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

References

Administrative History

Description

Subjects

Rights

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