What is RIC II Trajan 648?

RIC II Trajan 648 is a Bronze As of Trajan (114 AD-117 AD) struck at the Rome mint cataloged under RIC vol. II no. II Trajan 648.

How do you identify RIC II Trajan 648?

The obverse depicts Bust of Trajan, radiate, draped on left shoulder, right (sometimes with aegis) with the inscription IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM. The reverse depicts S C in oak-wreath with the inscription DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI P P. Portrait type: radiate.

Trajan As (RIC II 648)

Obverse

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

Catalog Reference

RIC II Trajan 648

Ruler

Trajan

Denomination

Date

114 AD-117 AD

Mint

Rome

Metal

Bronze

Portrait Type

radiate

Obverse

IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM

Bust of Trajan, radiate, draped on left shoulder, right (sometimes with aegis)

Reverse

DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI P P

S C in oak-wreath

About This Type

This RIC II Trajan 648 is an as of Trajan (114 AD-117 AD), struck at the Rome mint. The reverse depicts S C in oak-wreath.

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 648?: RIC II Trajan 648 is a Bronze As of Trajan (114 AD-117 AD) struck at the Rome mint cataloged under RIC vol. II no. II Trajan 648.
How do you identify RIC II Trajan 648?: The obverse depicts Bust of Trajan, radiate, draped on left shoulder, right (sometimes with aegis) with the inscription IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM. The reverse depicts S C in oak-wreath with the inscription DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI P P. Portrait type: radiate.