RIC II Trajan 663, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 114–117 AD. Obverse: bust of trajan, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: providentia, draped, standing left, pointing right hand at large globe lying left, resting left elbow on column, and holding vertical sceptre in left. Weight about 22.6 g, diameter 33.5 mm.
obverse
Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P
reverse
Providentia, draped, standing left, pointing right hand at large globe lying left, resting left elbow on column, and holding vertical sceptre in left
PROVIDENTIA AVGVSTI S P Q R S C
specimens (19)
British Museum
22.48g
6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
British Museum
16.21g
6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
20.22g
⌀32.2
Portable Antiquities Scheme
20.42g
⌀34.0
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
21.60g
⌀32.8
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
20.36g
⌀32.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
24.04g
⌀34.3
Portable Antiquities Scheme
21.10g
⌀32.0
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
22.05g
⌀34.7
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
24.62g
⌀34.5
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
27.82g
BnF (National Library of France)
19.48g
British Museum (RIC II)
British Museum
23.66g
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC II Trajan 663 (ric.2.tr.663), 114–117 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-trajan-663/ (accessed: 2026-08-19). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA