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RIC II Trajan 553

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RIC II Trajan 553, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 103–111 AD. Obverse: bust of trajan, laureate, right with aegis (sometimes with aegis). Reverse: trajan, bare-headed, togate, standing left on platform on right, in gesture of adlocutio; behind him, praefect; below, four men with extended hands; in front, a woman reclining right with wheel; on left, three obelisks. Weight about 25.2 g.
obverse RIC II Trajan 553
obverse: Bust of Trajan, laureate, right with aegis (sometimes with aegis)
reverse RIC II Trajan 553
reverse: Trajan, bare-headed, togate, standing left on platform on right, in gesture of adlocutio; behind him, praefect; below, four men with extended hands; in front, a woman reclining right with wheel; on left, three obelisks
mint Rome weight 25.15g (3)
ruler Trajan diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Trajan, laureate, right with aegis (sometimes with aegis)

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
reverse

Trajan, bare-headed, togate, standing left on platform on right, in gesture of adlocutio; behind him, praefect; below, four men with extended hands; in front, a woman reclining right with wheel; on left, three obelisks

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specimens (5)
BnF (National Library of France) 25.76g
British Museum 23.78g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
British Museum 25.91g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II)

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RIC II Trajan 553 (ric.2.tr.553), 103–111 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-trajan-553/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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