RS116581. Silver denarius, Woytek 518v, Hunter II 176, RIC II 347, RSC II 276, BMCRE III 549, SRCV II 3149, aVF, toned, flow lines, obv. off center, scratches, edge cracks, 3.164g, 19.6mm, 180^o, Rome mint, IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC (Latin: Imperator Caesar Nervae Traiano Optimo Augustus Germanicus Dacicus - Supreme commander, caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor, conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians), laureate and draped bust right; reverse P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R (Latin: Pontifex Maximus Tribunicia Potestate Consul Sextum Pater Patriae Senatus Populusque Romanus - high priest, holder of Tribunitian power, consul six times, father of the country, the senate and the Roman people), Genius or Bonus Eventus standing slightly left, head left, nude, patera in right hand, two heads of grain and one poppy downward in left hand

 

In Roman religion, every man has a genius, a presiding spirit. In De Die Natali, Censorinus says, from the moment we are born, we live under the guard and tutelage of Genius. Cities, organizations, and peoples also had a genius. On coins, we find inscriptions to the Genius of the Roman people, of the Senate, of the Emperor, etc.