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The Roman Collection of the Ashmolean Museum is one of the most important in the world with approximately 50,000 coins. The collection is very rich for all periods, from the early Roman Republic to the fall of the Roman Empire. Of particular strength is the exceptional coverage for the third and the fourth centuries AD. The collection contains more than 700 gold coins, most of them of astonishing quality, including the coins bequeathed by Sir Arthur Evans. The collection is used worldwide as one of the ‘core collections’ for most research projects.

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90894)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dating

AD 103 – 104 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Head of Trajan, laureate, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Club set on lion-skin on a low pedestal left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90895)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dating

AD 103 – 104 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Head of Trajan, laureate, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Club set on lion-skin on a low pedestal left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90896)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 103 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, radiate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Cuirass set upright to front

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90897)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 103 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, radiate, with aegis on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Cuirass set upright to front

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90898)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dating

AD 103 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Head of Trajan, laureate, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Oval shield inscribed with a palmette; behind oblong shield, curved sword, two spears and vexillum

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90899)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dating

AD 103 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Oval shield inscribed with a palmette; behind oblong shield, curved sword, two spears and vexillum

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90900)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dating

AD 103 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Oval shield inscribed with a palmette; behind oblong shield, curved sword, two spears and vexillum

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90901)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dating

AD 103 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, laureate, with aegis on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Oval shield inscribed with a palmette; behind oblong shield, curved sword, two spears and vexillum

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90902)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dating

AD 103 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Oval shield inscribed with a palmette; behind oblong shield, curved sword, two spears and vexillum

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90903)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dating

AD 103 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Head of Trajan, laureate, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Oval shield inscribed with a palmette; behind oblong shield, curved sword, two spears and vexillum

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90904)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dating

AD 103 – 104 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Head of Trajan, laureate, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Oval shield with border and abstract decoration; above the shield, the blade of curved sword

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90905)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 103 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, radiate, with aegis on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Trophy consisting of helmet, cuirass, one round and one oblong shield; at base, one round and one oblong shield

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90906)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 103 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, radiate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Trophy consisting of helmet, cuirass, one round and one oblong shield; at base, one round and one oblong shield

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90907)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 103 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, radiate, with aegis on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Trophy consisting of helmet, cuirass, one round and one oblong shield; at base, one round and one oblong shield

Roman Imperial coin (HCR90908)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 103 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

[IMP] CAES N[ERVA]E TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, radiate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Trophy consisting of helmet, cuirass, one round and one oblong shield; at base, one round and one oblong shield

Roman Imperial coin (HCR21845)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 104 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, laureate, with aegis on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C, Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch out and downwards in right hand and cornucopiae in left; her right foot treading down Dacian whose head and shoulders only are seen

Roman Imperial coin (HCR21846)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 104 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

Roman Imperial coin (HCR21847)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 104 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, laureate, with aegis on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIP[I] S C, Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch out and downwards in right hand and cornucopiae in left; her right foot treading down Dacian whose head and shoulders only are seen

Roman Imperial coin (HCR21848)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 104 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

Roman Imperial coin (HCR21849)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Trajan, 98 – 117

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 104 – 107 (according to Woytek, MIR 14)

Obverse

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

S P Q R [OPTI]MO PRINCIPI S C, Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch out and downwards in right hand and cornucopiae in left; her right foot treading down Dacian whose head and shoulders only are seen