Harvard Art Museums > 1942.176.185: Sestertius of Trajan Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sestertius of Trajan (Trajan) , 1942.176.185,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196531. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1942.176.185 People Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE) Title Sestertius of Trajan Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 115-116 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium) Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196531 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 23.86 g Die Axis 6 Denomination sestertius Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine Accession Year 1942 Object Number 1942.176.185 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, r. Reverse: Trajan, seated r. on high platform on l., raising r. hand haranguing soldiers; by him stand two officers, in front of him on the ground stand an officer r. and four soldiers l; the two front soldeirs raise their right hands, the third holds two spears. Three standards in background. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
