RIC II Trajan 492 (sestertius), Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 103–111 AD. Obverse: bust of trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right. Reverse: abundantia, draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears in right hand over modius with corn-ears left, and cornucopiae in left hand; to right, prow of ship. Weight about 23.4 g, diameter 23.6 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
Abundantia, draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears in right hand over modius with corn-ears left, and cornucopiae in left hand; to right, prow of ship
S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C
specimens (14)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
23.02g
⌀32.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
23.96g
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
19.81g
⌀30.0
7↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
21.47g
⌀33.2
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
17.06g
⌀31.2
6↕
KENOM — Freiberg
21.16g
6↕
KENOM — Freiberg
23.30g
6↕
KENOM — Freiberg
22.72g
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
22.70g
BnF (National Library of France)
27.88g
Cite this coin
RIC II Trajan 492 (sestertius) (ric.2.tr.492_sestertius), 103–111 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-trajan-492-sestertius/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA