Caption

Denarius; Obverse: bust of Trajan facing right, wearing a laurel wreath and robe; rim inscription 'IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P COS VPP'. Reverse: Genius, girded only with a robe, stands facing left, holding a patera in his outstretched right hand and a cornucopia in his left; rim inscription 'SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI'. Date: 103–111 CE. Roman Empire (27 BC–476). Rome. Coin; weight 2.75 g. Subjects/icons: genius (mythology), cornucopias, paterae, laurel wreaths, heads.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A66_032

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Keywords

Denarius Obverse bust Trajan facing right wearing laurel wreath robe rim inscription Imp Traiano Avg Ger Dac Pm Tr P Cos Vpp Reverse Genius girded stands left holding patera outstretched right hand cornucopia Spqr Optimo Principi Date 103–111 Ce Roman Empire 27 Bc–476 Rome Coin weight 2.75 g Subjects icons genius mythology cornucopias paterae laurel wreaths heads round worn coin shades gray brown raised rim central relief standing human figure forward long garment branch- object hand arm slightly extended coin surface areas darker tarnish lighter highlights small surface scratches irregularities edge ring raised irregular marks figure.