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RIC II Trajan 666

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC II Trajan 666. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Trajan. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right, with the legend IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P.

The reverse shows trajan, bare-headed, in military dress, seated left on platform on right with prefect and soldier; three kings standing before him, with the legend REGNA ADSIGNATA S C.

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10
Catalogue references
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Historical context

Trajan reigned as Roman emperor from 98 to 117 and was remembered as the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. A soldier-emperor who presided over one of the greatest military expansions in Roman history, his campaigns culminated in conflicts against Dacia and the Parthian Empire, alongside the formal annexation of new territories.

Struck at the mint of Rome, this bronze sestertius features legends commemorating Trajan's titles, including "PARTHICO" and "OPTIMO", the latter reflecting the honorific optimus princeps awarded to him by the Roman Senate. The reverse design, inscribed "REGNA ADSIGNATA S C", depicts the emperor in military dress seated upon a platform alongside a prefect and a soldier, receiving three standing kings.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Trajan

Design

Obverse
Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right
Reverse
Trajan, bare-headed, in military dress, seated left on platform on right with prefect and soldier; three kings standing before him
Obverse legend
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P
Reverse legend
REGNA ADSIGNATA S C

Identification

Type reference
RIC II Trajan 666
Denomination and metal
Sestertius, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P
Reverse legend to match
REGNA ADSIGNATA S C
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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