RIC II Trajan 489 (sestertius), Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 103–111 AD. Obverse: bust of trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right. Reverse: roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding victory in extended right hand and vertical spear in left; left foot is on head of dacian, right on helmet; by cuirass, three shields. Weight about 24.2 g, diameter 32.7 mm.
obverse
Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
reverse
Roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical spear in left; left foot is on head of Dacian, right on helmet; by cuirass, three shields
S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C
specimens (6)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
21.68g
⌀32.2
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
25.72g
⌀32.8
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
14.44g
⌀31.8
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
26.87g
Cite this coin
RIC II Trajan 489 (sestertius) (ric.2.tr.489_sestertius), 103–111 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-trajan-489-sestertius/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA