RIC II Trajan 163, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 103–111 AD. Obverse: bust of trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right. Reverse: mars, helmeted, in military dress, standing front, head right, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left on shield. Weight about 2.9 g, diameter 18.6 mm.
obverse
Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
reverse
Mars, helmeted, in military dress, standing front, head right, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left on shield
S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI
specimens (7)
University of Valencia
3.12g
7↕
University of Valencia
3.22g
6↕
University of Valencia
2.88g
7↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.80g
⌀18.3
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
3.28g
British Museum
3.08g
7↕
British Museum (RIC II)
Cite this coin
RIC II Trajan 163 (ric.2.tr.163), 103–111 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-trajan-163/ (accessed: 2026-09-06). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA