Aureus of Trajan

Composite photograph of the gold coin, showing both obverse and reverse.

Aureus Issued by Trajan

Description:
Obverse: Bust of Trajan. Reverse: Three Kings Standing before Seated Trajan with Two Attendants
Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
Diam. 1.9 cm
Context:
Minted in Rome
Date:
114–16 CE
Inventory Number:
BNC IV Trajan 818
Lender:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
© BnF

The obverse legend, in Latin, reads:

IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC

Translation: The Emperor Caesar Nero Trajan Optimus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus

The reverse legend, in Latin, reads:

REGNA ADSIGNATA

Translation: Kingdoms assigned.

This coin type, an aureus of the Roman emperor Trajan, is cataloged in Online Coins of the Roman Empire as RIC II Trajan 366.