RIC II Trajan 340, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 114–117 AD. Obverse: bust of trajan, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak round shoulders, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left. Weight about 3.0 g, diameter 17.4 mm.
obverse
Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right
IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO
reverse
Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak round shoulders, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left
P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R
specimens (13)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
3.15g
⌀18.0
British Museum
2.83g
7↕
British Museum (RIC II)
British Museum
3.57g
6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
British Museum
3.28g
6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.05g
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.90g
⌀17.2
University of Valencia
3.34g
6↕
University of Valencia
3.20g
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
BnF (National Library of France)
2.99g
Cite this coin
RIC II Trajan 340 (ric.2.tr.340), 114–117 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-trajan-340/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA