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RIC II Trajan 608 (sestertius)

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RIC II Trajan 608 (sestertius), Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 112–114 AD. Obverse: bust of trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right. Reverse: river god reclining left on rocks under arched grotto supported by two columns; left arm resting on urn and reed in right hand. Weight about 18.8 g, diameter 31.0 mm.
obverse RIC II Trajan 608 (sestertius)
reverse RIC II Trajan 608 (sestertius)
mint Rome weight 18.80g (1)
ruler Trajan diameter ⌀31.0 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

IMP NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
reverse

River god reclining left on rocks under arched grotto supported by two columns; left arm resting on urn and reed in right hand

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C AQVA TRAIANA
specimens (1)
American Numismatic Society 18.80g ⌀31.0 6↕

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RIC II Trajan 608 (sestertius) (ric.2.tr.608_sestertius), 112–114 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-trajan-608-sestertius/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA