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Trajan Victory Denarius

Specimen · trajan-victory-denarius-001

The Coin

Obverse
Obverse — laureate head of Trajan right with slight drapery on the far shoulder, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC around; strong late-Trajanic portrait
Reverse
Reverse — Victory standing left holding out a wreath and cradling a palm, legend partly obscured by deposits (COS V … OPTIMO PRINC readable in part; see open threads)

Attribution: Italy. Rome. Trajan. c. 103–111 AD (COS V; reign 98–117 AD). AR. denarius.

Obverse: Laureate head of Trajan right, slight drapery on far shoulder

Reverse: Victory standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm in left

Weight: 3.08 g (my scale) (Weighed 2026-07-12. No weight on the tag.)  Reference: cf. RIC II 128

Type-level historical context, attribution detail, and references → Trajan Victory Denarius

John's Ancient Coin Collection · Specimen · trajan-victory-denarius-001

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