Trajan Gold Aureus Rome Laurel Wreath 98-117AD
£4,250.00
Trajan Gold Aureus Rome Laurel Wreath 98-117AD
19mm, 7.43g
The obverse legend reads IMP CAES NER TRAIANO ORG AVG GER DAC PM TRP COSV PP around the bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, facing right; the reverse reads SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI in three lines within an oak wreath.
The aureus was originally valued at 25 pure silver denarii and formed the basic gold monetary unit of ancient Rome.
A very attractive coin with excellent details.
1 in stock
