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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.229
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
As of Trajan, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
104-111 CE
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Lazio, Rome
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186194

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.72 g
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AUG GER DAC P M TR P COS V PP
  • Reverse Inscription: S P Q R OPTIMO-PRINCIPI / S C,

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 926

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.229
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: laureate bust of Trajan r.
Reverse: Roma, holding Victory, standing l.; at l., small kneeling captive.

Exhibition History

  • Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

Verification Level

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