RIC II Trajan 549 (sestertius), Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 103–111 AD. Obverse: bust of trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right. Reverse: trajan, bare-headed, in military dress, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical spear reversed in left, being crowned by victory, draped, standing left, holding palm upright in left hand. Weight about 22.3 g, diameter 32.8 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
Trajan, bare-headed, in military dress, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical spear reversed in left, being crowned by Victory, draped, standing left, holding palm upright in left hand
S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C
specimens (12)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
19.92g
5↕
KENOM
24.73g
7↕
KENOM
24.00g
7↕
KENOM
19.04g
5↕
KENOM
24.67g
⌀33.3
5↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
18.70g
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
23.60g
Portable Antiquities Scheme
22.90g
⌀31.9
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
14.04g
⌀30.1
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
25.41g
Cite this coin
RIC II Trajan 549 (sestertius) (ric.2.tr.549_sestertius), 103–111 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-trajan-549-sestertius/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA