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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.12
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Trajan, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
108-110 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/192369

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
25.86 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS V
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [IMP CAES NERV]AE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM [TR P COS V PP]
  • inscription: reverse: SPQR O[PTIMO PRINCI]PI
    SC in exergue
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
  • Reverse Inscription: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Woytek 332b-c

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Harvard College Library
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.12
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Trajan r., paludamentum (and aegis?) over l. shoulder; around, IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P.
Rev.: Roma seated l. on cuirass, against which lean round and oblong shields, r. foot on helm, l. foot on Dacian head, holding scepter in l. hand and Victory in outstretched r. hand; around, SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI; in exergue, S C.

Verification Level

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