Obverse:
Laureate bust of Trajan right, slight drapery
on left shoulder. Text around IMP CAES NERVAE
TRAINO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP.
Reverse:
Aequitas standing left holding cornucopia
in left arm and scales in right hand. Text
around SPQR OPTIMO PRONCIPI, S between scales
and C to right.
History:
Aequitas, was the goddess of fair trade and
honest merchants. She is depicted with a cornucopia,
representing wealth from commerce. She is
also shown holding a balance, representing
equity and fairness. Aequitas was sometimes
worshipped as a quality or aspect of the emperor,
under the name Aequitas Augusti.
Date:
Rome mint, Struck circa 107 AD
Diameter:
3.5cm
