Roman Denarius Coin

Inv. No.: c084
Date: A.D. 98-99.
Weight: 3.53g
 
Obv.: Trajan, laureate.
IMP.CAES.NERVA TRAIAN.AVG.GERM.

Rev.: Concordia, seated, holding patera and double cornucopiae; before her, an altar.
PONT.MAX.TR.POT.COS.II

The patera was a broad, shallow dish used for sacrificial offerings. Strangely enough, it often appears on Roman coins not only in the hands of the worshipper, but transferred to the deity or personification worshipped. The reverse proclaims that Trajan reign is one of harmony and prosperity.

Comparanda:
RIC, Trajan 12.