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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.28
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Denarius of Trajan, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
116-117 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196325

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.83 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Date on Object
COS VI
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [IMP CAES NE]R TRAIAN [OPTIM] AV[G GER]M DAC
  • inscription: reverse: PRO VID in l. and r. fields
    PARTHICO PM TR P COS VI PP SPQR
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC
  • Reverse Inscription: PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR; PRO VID

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Woytek 580h

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
1974.27.28
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Trajan r. in paludamentum and cuirass; around, [IMP CAES NE]R TRAIAN [OPTIM] AV[G GER]M DAC.
Rev.: Providentia standing l. with scepter in l. hand; before, globe on column; in field, l. and r., PRO VID; around, PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR.

Verification Level

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