Trajan (98-117 AD) ~ AE As ~ NGC Choice Very Fine, Fine Style

Trajan (AD 98-117). AE as (27mm, 5h). NGC Choice VF, Fine Style. Rome, AD 101-102. IMP CAES NERVA TRA-IAN AVG GERM P M, laureate, draped bust of Trajan right / TR POT-COS IIII P P, Victory flying left, shield inscribed SP/QR in right hand, palm in left; S-C across fields. RIC II 435.

NGC CERT #: 2119191-006

NGC DESCRIPTION: Trajan, AD 98-117 ROMAN EMPIRE AE As

NGC GRADE: Choice Very Fine with Fine Style

ABOUT THE COIN:

AE is an abbreviation or symbol for a base metal or base metal alloy, usually copper, brass or bronze. AE is often used with a number indicating a coin 's size.

Trajan was Roman emperor from 98 to 117.  Officially declared by the Senate optimus princeps ("best ruler"), Trajan is remembered as a successful soldier-emperor who presided over one of the greatest military expansions in Roman history and led the empire to attain the greatest territorial extent in history by the time of his death.  He is also known for his philanthropic rule, overseeing extensive public building programs and implementing social welfare policies, which earned him his enduring reputation as the second of the Five Good Emperors who presided over an era of peace within the Empire and prosperity in the Mediterranean world.

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