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RIC II Trajan 674 (dupondius)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC II Trajan 674 (dupondius). Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Trajan. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Trajan, radiate, draped, right, with the legend IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P.

The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding up caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left, with the legend SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS S C.

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Historical context

Trajan was Roman emperor from 98 to 117, reigning as the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. A successful soldier-emperor who expanded the empire to its maximum territorial extent, he oversaw major military conquests including the annexation of Dacia and Nabataea.

Struck at the Rome mint, this bronze coin is a dupondius, a denomination valued at two asses, half of a sestertius, or one-eighth of a denarius during the imperial era. At the height of the empire, a dupondius could purchase approximately a loaf of bread or a sextarius of wine. Following a practice established under Nero in 66 AD, the dupondius was distinguished from the similarly sized as by presenting the emperor wearing a radiate crown. The obverse legend records his titles, including OPTIMO, while the reverse depicts Felicitas with a caduceus and cornucopiae, accompanied by the legend SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS S C.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
Dupondius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Trajan

Design

Obverse
Bust of Trajan, radiate, draped, right
Reverse
Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding up caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left
Obverse legend
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
Reverse legend
SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS S C

Identification

Type reference
RIC II Trajan 674 (dupondius)
Denomination and metal
Dupondius, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
Reverse legend to match
SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS 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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