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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.295
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Denarius of Trajan, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
102 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/194899

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.09 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
denarius
Date on Object
COS IIII
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM
  • inscription: reverse: PM TR P CO[S] III P P
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM
  • Reverse Inscription: P M TR P COS IIII P P

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Woytek 123b

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Harvard College Library, Bequest of Robert Nixon Toppan (Class of 1858), 1880
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.295
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Trajan r. with paludamentum over l. shoulder; arouond, IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM.
Rev.: Victory walking r. on prow, holding wreath in r. hand and palm branch over l. shoulder; around, P M TR P COS IIII P P.

Verification Level

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