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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.89
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Trajan, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
104-107 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196307

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
24.01 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS V
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC [PM TR P CO]S V PP
  • inscription: reverse: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI
    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 203b

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.89
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; around, IMP CAES NERVA TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P.
Rev.: Trajan in military dress springing r. on horse, thrusting spear downwards at Dacian falling r. beneath horse's hooves; around, SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI; in exergue, S C.

Verification Level

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