Description
Country or authority: Roman Empire
Year or date range: c. AD 108–109
Denomination: Denarius
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Trajan (AD 98–117)
Weight g: 3.13
Mint or mintmark: Rome
Catalogue references: RIC II, Trajan 116
Obverse description: Laureate head of Trajan facing right, with slight drapery on the far shoulder. Readable legend: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER[—]; the remaining titles are indistinct or off the flan.
Reverse description: Helmeted Roma seated left, holding a small Victory in her extended right hand and a vertical spear in her left; feet resting on a low support. Readable legend: [—] S P Q R OPTIMO [P]RINC. No legible field marks or exergual inscription.
