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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1950.78.27
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Denarius of Trajan, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
110 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179781

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.26 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Date on Object
COS V
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P
  • Reverse Inscription: COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Woytek 285b

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule III, Class of 1947
Accession Year
1950
Object Number
1950.78.27
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Trajan r., paludamentum over l. shoulder; around, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P.
Rev.: Arabia standing facing, head l., holding branch of myrrh or frankincense in r. hand and bundle of reeds in l. hand; below, on l., small camel; around, COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC.

Verification Level

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