minted in Rome
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 obverse of the coin.
The obverse has the head of Trajan wearing a laurel wreath and facing to the right. The legend 'IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM' identifies the emperor, his predecessor Nerva who died in 98 AD, and abbreviates a number of Trajan's titles.
The foundation of the Roman imperial coinage system was the denarius. Alongside this there was a limited gold series, based on the aureus, and a base metal series based on the sestertius. A denarius was of high value, equivalent to a soldier's daily wage.
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