Caption

sestertius, Trajan (53–117; Roman emperor 98–117); Fortuna (personification) with horn of plenty and laurel wreaths; Obv.: head of Trajan in laurel wreath facing right; rim inscription: IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P; Rev.: Fortuna seated on a chair facing left, wearing a long robe, holding a ship's rudder in her right hand and a horn of plenty in her left; inscription in field: FORT RED SC; rim inscription: SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS; 115–116 CE; Roman Empire (27 BC–476); Rome; coin; weight 24.85 g

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A38_156

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Keywords

sestertius Trajan 53–117 Roman emperor 98–117 Fortuna personification horn plenty laurel wreaths Obv. head laurel wreath facing right rim inscription Imp Caes Ner Traian Optimo Avg Ger Dac P Rev. Fortuna seated chair left wearing long robe holding ship's rudder right hand inscription field Fort Red Sc Senatvs Popvlvsqve Romanvs 115–116 Ce Roman Empire 27 Bc–476 Rome coin weight 24.85 g round metal coin worn textured surface brown dark bronze tones patches greenish corrosion showing seated figure profile ornate chair holding long thin object draped clothing visible folds decorative details base coin edge uneven slightly raised remnants raised markings rim.