Harvard Art Museums > 1963.44.1: 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) , 1963.44.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196579. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1963.44.1 People Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE) Title Sestertius 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/196579 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 24.65 g Die Axis 6 Denomination sestertius Inscriptions and Marks inscription: obverse: [IMP CAES NERVAE TRAI]ANO AVG GER DAC [PM TR P COS V PP] inscription: reverse: [SPQR OPTIMI PRINCIPI] S[C] in l. and r. field Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb in memory of William Eliot Lamb, Class of 1858, Keeper and Cataloguer of the coins of the University in that year Accession Year 1963 Object Number 1963.44.1 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, laureate, r., w/ drapery on l. shoulder; reverse: Fortuna, draped, standing l., holding rudder in front of prow in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. 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
