As - Trajan (TR P VII IMP IIII COS V P P S C; Victory) (103) front As - Trajan (TR P VII IMP IIII COS V P P S C; Victory) (103) back
As - Trajan (TR P VII IMP IIII COS V P P S C; Victory) (103) photo
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As - Trajan TR P VII IMP IIII COS V P P S C; Victory

103 year
Bronze 12.4 g -
Description
Issuer
Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor
Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
103
Value
As = 1⁄16 Denarius
Currency
Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition
Bronze
Weight
12.4 g
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-06
References
Numista
N#253393
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Victory, draped, alighting with right foot on globe left, holding up wreath in right hand and trophy in left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TR P VII IMP IIII COS V P P S C

Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Septima, Imperator Quartum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Consultum.
Holder of tribunician power for the seventh time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation, decree of the senate.

Comment

Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of Victory on the reverse side, which was a common motif in Roman coinage during the reign of Trajan. The image of Victory symbolized the Roman Empire's military conquests and the power of its rulers.