Caesar, A.D. 97
Augustus, A.D. 98-117
Bronze (Orichalcum) Dupondius
Rome mint, A.D. 103-111
Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
Rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI - Fortuna standing, facing left, holding cornucopia and resting rudder on prow of ship, between S and C
RIC 402
29mm, 8.6g.
Considered one of the “five good emperors,” Trajan was an immensely popular and successful general before being appointed emperor by the aging Nerva. His reign was compassionate and just, and he expanded the borders of the Empire to its greatest extant, although later historians often claim that he over-extended it.
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