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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.4
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
As of Trajan
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
103-111 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196319

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.06 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AV]G GER DAC [PM TR P COS V P P]
  • inscription: reverse: [SPQR OP]TIMO [PRINCIPI]
    [SC] in exergue

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC var. 942

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.27.4
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Bust, (?) radiate, draped r.; reverse: Trajan on horse r.
thrusting javelin at Dacian who has fallen under horse

Verification Level

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