Silver Denarius of Trajan (Reverse Side)

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Jesse Sifuentes
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published on 05 November 2019
Silver Denarius of Trajan (Reverse Side)

A silver denarius with Trajan (r. 98-117 CE) on the obverse side. Here on the reverse side, the inscriptions demonstrate the major achievements of the emperor. They read as such: PM-TRP-COSVI-PP-SPQR. These are abbreviations for Pontifex Maximus (the chief priest in Roman religion), Tribunicia Potestate (Tribune of the People), Consul for the 6th time, Pater Patriae (Father of the Country, a great honor bestowed upon emperors and consuls by the Roman Senate), and Senatus Populus Que Romanus, meaning the government and people of Rome.

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Jesse Sifuentes
Jesse Sifuentes
I'm a World History teacher in Houston, Texas. I'm passionate about Ancient Rome, Augustus, the transition from the Late Republic era to the Principate, classical music, art, the Italian language, and the Sicilian dialect and culture.

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Sifuentes, J. (2019, November 05). Silver Denarius of Trajan (Reverse Side). Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/11444/

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Sifuentes, Jesse. "Silver Denarius of Trajan (Reverse Side)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 05, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/11444/.

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Sifuentes, Jesse. "Silver Denarius of Trajan (Reverse Side)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 05 Nov 2019. Web. 13 Nov 2019.

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