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Coin (obverse), an orichalcum sestertius of Trajan

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Coin (obverse), an orichalcum sestertius of Trajan
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This orichalcum coin was minted in Rome for the Roman emperor Trajan sometime between 103 and 111 AD. It is a type of coin known as a sestertius, used in Scotland by the Roman army for dealings within the army.

The obverse has the bust of the emperor Trajan. He is surrounded by an inscription reading 'IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P', which is a long abbreviated list of the emperor's official titles.

The foundation of the Roman imperial coinage system was the silver denarius. Alongside this there was a limited gold series, based on the aureus, and a base metal series based on the sestertius. A sestertius was worth a quarter of a denarius.

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