RIC II Trajan 655, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 114–117 AD. Obverse: bust of trajan, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: trajan, in military dress, seated right on high platform on left, by him stand two officers; in front of him stand an officer and four soldiers whom he is haranguing; behind in background, three standards. Weight about 24.7 g, diameter 32.0 mm.
obverse
Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
reverse
Trajan, in military dress, seated right on high platform on left, by him stand two officers; in front of him stand an officer and four soldiers whom he is haranguing; behind in background, three standards
IMPERATOR VIII S C
specimens (10)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
22.68g
KENOM
21.79g
6↕
British Museum
24.40g
6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
British Museum
24.91g
6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
British Museum
24.55g
6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
British Museum
28.77g
6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
Cite this coin
RIC II Trajan 655 (ric.2.tr.655), 114–117 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-trajan-655/ (accessed: 2026-08-22). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA