What is RIC II Trajan 500 (as)?

RIC II Trajan 500 (as) is a Bronze As of Trajan (103 AD-111 AD) struck at the Rome mint cataloged under RIC vol. II no. II Trajan 500 (as).

What are the physical specifications of RIC II Trajan 500 (as)?

RIC II Trajan 500 (as) was struck in Bronze, standard weight 9.26g, diameter 27mm, die axis 8 h, struck.

Trajan As, Fortuna reverse (RIC II 500)

Obverse

Reverse

Institut für Klassische Archäologie, Universität Tübingen

Catalog Reference

RIC II Trajan 500 (as)

Ruler

Trajan

Denomination

Date

103 AD-111 AD

Mint

Rome

Metal

Bronze

Weight

9.26g

Diameter

27mm

Die Axis

8 h

Portrait Type

laureate

Manufacturing

struck

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P

Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C

Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder in front of prow in right hand and cornucopiae in left (sometimes there is no prow)

About This Type

This RIC II Trajan 500 (as) is an as of Trajan (103 AD-111 AD), struck at the Rome mint. The reverse depicts Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder in front of prow in right hand and cornucopiae in left (sometimes there is no prow). Struck in bronze at a standard weight of 9.26g, 27mm diameter.

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 500 (as)?: RIC II Trajan 500 (as) is a Bronze As of Trajan (103 AD-111 AD) struck at the Rome mint cataloged under RIC vol. II no. II Trajan 500 (as).
How do you identify RIC II Trajan 500 (as)?: The obverse depicts Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right with the inscription IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P. The reverse depicts Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder in front of prow in right hand and cornucopiae in left (sometimes there is no prow) with the inscription S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C. Portrait type: laureate.
What are the physical specifications of RIC II Trajan 500 (as)?: RIC II Trajan 500 (as) was struck in Bronze, standard weight 9.26g, diameter 27mm, die axis 8 h, struck.