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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.45.19
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Trajan, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
106-107 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196115

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
23.92 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS V OPTIMVS
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [IMP CAES NE]RVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P [COS V P P]
  • inscription: reverse: SPQR OP [TIMO PRIN]CIPI
    SC in l. and r. fields
  • 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 250b

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.45.19
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 CAES NE]RVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P [COS V P P].
Rev.: Helmeted Roma standing l. in short chiton, one breast bared, holding Victory in outstretched r. hand and spear in l.; before, small Dacian kneeling r., hands lifted in supplication; around, SPQR OP[TIMO PRIN]CIPI; in field, S - C.

Verification Level

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