RIC II Trajan 656, 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 six soldiers whom he is haranguing; behind in background, three standards. Weight about 27.1 g.
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 six soldiers whom he is haranguing; behind in background, three standards
IMPERATOR VIII S C
specimens (1)
BnF (National Library of France)
27.05g