Coin (reverse), Denarius, of Trajan

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This silver coin was minted in Rome by the emperor Trajan in 98 or 99 AD. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the reverse of the coin.

The reverse depicts Pax, the goddess of peace holding an olive branch and a cornucopiae (horn of plenty). Around her is the legend 'P M TR P COS II P P' which continues the abbreviations of Trajan's titles begun on the obverse.

The main mint for the vast output of Roman coins was at Rome. Four main types of workers, both freedmen and slaves, worked there: artists who engraved the dies, men who then produced the coins, bankers who saw that the coinage was released and accountants.

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• Online ID: 000-180-001-509-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  
• Date: Minted in 98 or 99 AD
  
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  • Mattingly, Harold and Sydenham, Edward A. The Roman Imperial Coinage. Vol. II. Vespasian to Hadrian. London: Spink & Son, Ltd, 1926. 
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