RIC II Trajan 270, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 112–114 AD. Obverse: bust of trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right. Reverse: mars, helmeted, naked, except for cloak round waist, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left. Weight about 3.1 g, diameter 19.3 mm.
obverse
Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
reverse
Mars, helmeted, naked, except for cloak round waist, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left
S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI
specimens (11)
KENOM
3.18g
⌀19.0
7↕
British Museum
3.25g
6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
KENOM
3.08g
⌀19.1
7↕
University of Valencia
3.26g
6↕
University of Valencia
3.38g
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.69g
⌀20.0
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.34g
⌀18.9
6↕
British Museum
3.45g
6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
Cite this coin
RIC II Trajan 270 (ric.2.tr.270), 112–114 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-trajan-270/ (accessed: 2026-09-06). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA