What is RIC II Trajan 409?

RIC II Trajan 409 is a Bronze As of Trajan (99 AD-100 AD) struck at the Rome mint cataloged under RIC vol. II no. II Trajan 409.

How do you identify RIC II Trajan 409?

The obverse depicts Head of Trajan, laureate, right with the inscription IMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM P M. The reverse depicts Clementia seated left, holding patera and sceptre with the inscription COS III P P CLEMENTIA AVG S C. Portrait type: laureate.

Trajan As, Clementia reverse (RIC II 409)

Obverse

Hadrien. Autorité émettrice de monnaie Rome. Atelier monétaire. Émetteur, PD, via Wikimedia Commons

Catalog Reference

RIC II Trajan 409

Ruler

Trajan

Denomination

Date

99 AD-100 AD

Mint

Rome

Metal

Bronze

Portrait Type

laureate

Obverse

IMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM P M

Head of Trajan, laureate, right

Reverse

COS III P P CLEMENTIA AVG S C

Clementia seated left, holding patera and sceptre

About This Type

This RIC II Trajan 409 is an as of Trajan (99 AD-100 AD), struck at the Rome mint. The reverse depicts Clementia seated left, holding patera and sceptre.

About the As

The as was the base-unit bronze denomination of the Roman monetary system, worth one quarter of a sestertius. Under the empire it typically weighs about 11 grams and measures 25–28mm. The emperor appears with a bare or laureate head, the radiate crown was reserved for the dupondius.

About the Rome Mint

The Rome mint was the principal mint of the Roman state from the Republic through the fall of the Western Empire. It produced the vast majority of gold and silver coinage and was the only mint for much of the first and second centuries AD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is RIC II Trajan 409?: RIC II Trajan 409 is a Bronze As of Trajan (99 AD-100 AD) struck at the Rome mint cataloged under RIC vol. II no. II Trajan 409.
How do you identify RIC II Trajan 409?: The obverse depicts Head of Trajan, laureate, right with the inscription IMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM P M. The reverse depicts Clementia seated left, holding patera and sceptre with the inscription COS III P P CLEMENTIA AVG S C. Portrait type: laureate.