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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.33
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Trajan, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
101-102 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196258

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
19.31 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS IIII?
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [IMP C]AES [N]ER[V]A TRAIAN AVG GER[M PM]
  • inscription: reverse: [TR POT COS IIII PP
    SC in exergue]
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M
  • Reverse Inscription: TR POT COS IIII P P S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Woytek 107a?

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.33
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Trajan r.; around, [IMP C]AES [N]ER[V]A TRAIAN AVG GER[M P M].
Rev.: Pax seated l. with olive branch and scepter; around, [TR POT COS IIII P P?]; in exergue, [S C].

Verification Level

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