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RIC II Trajan 818

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC II Trajan 818. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Trajan. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Augustus, laureate, right, with the legend AVGVSTVS COS XI. The reverse shows head of Agrippa, wearing rostral and mural crown, right, with the legend IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GER DAC P P REST M AGRIPPA COS TER COSSVS LENTVLVS.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Trajan reigned as Roman emperor from 98 to 117, succeeding Nerva as the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. A successful soldier-emperor, he expanded the Roman Empire to its maximum territorial extent through conquests including the annexation of Dacia and campaigns against the Parthian Empire. His coinage was produced by imperial authorities at the mint of Rome.

This silver denarius formed part of the standard Roman silver currency that had circulated since the Second Punic War. The coin was struck as a restored issue, as indicated by the reverse legend "IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GER DAC P P REST M AGRIPPA COS TER COSSVS LENTVLVS", featuring the head of Agrippa wearing a rostral and mural crown. The obverse depicts the laureate head of Augustus with the legend "AVGVSTVS COS XI".

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Denomination
Denarius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Trajan

Design

Obverse
Head of Augustus, laureate, right
Reverse
Head of Agrippa, wearing rostral and mural crown, right
Obverse legend
AVGVSTVS COS XI
Reverse legend
IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GER DAC P P REST M AGRIPPA COS TER COSSVS LENTVLVS

Identification

Type reference
RIC II Trajan 818
Denomination and metal
Denarius, Silver
Obverse legend to match
AVGVSTVS COS XI
Reverse legend to match
IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GER DAC P P REST M AGRIPPA COS TER COSSVS LENTVLVS
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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