Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Trajan - AR Denarius

Entry/Object ID

C2016-RE100-147

Description

A coin celebrating Emperor Trajan's conquest of Arabia.

Mintage

Mint

Rome

Date made

103 CE

Time Period

Roman Imperial

Place of Origin

City

Rome

Country

Italy

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Bust of Trajan laureate, draped, right. Border of dots.

Transcription

IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P

Translation

Emperor Trajan Augustus Germanicus Dacicus Chief Priest Power of the Tribune

Reverse

Description

Arabia standing, left, draped, holding branch in right hand and bundle of cinnamon sticks in left; at her feet, a camel walking left. Border of dots.

Transcription

COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC

Translation

Consul 5 (Years) Father of the Fatherland (from) the Senate and People of Rome to the Best First Citizen

Issuing Authority

Trajan

Denomination

AR Denarius

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Rome

Country

Italy

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Thickness

2.1 mm

Diameter

19.02 mm

Weight

3.31 g

Composition

Material

Silver

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

RIC 2 Trajan 142