RIC II Trajan 203, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 103–111 AD. Obverse: bust of trajan, laureate, right with aegis. Reverse: virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, left foot set on helmet, holding straight spear, inverted, in right hand and parazonium upwards in left. Weight about 3.4 g, diameter 19.2 mm.
obverse
Bust of Trajan, laureate, right with aegis
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
reverse
Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, left foot set on helmet, holding straight spear, inverted, in right hand and parazonium upwards in left
S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI
specimens (5)
British Museum
3.36g
7↕
British Museum (RIC II)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.48g
⌀19.5
BnF (National Library of France)
3.34g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.32g
Cite this coin
RIC II Trajan 203 (ric.2.tr.203), 103–111 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-trajan-203/ (accessed: 2026-09-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA