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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.6
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Dupondius of Trajan
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1st-2nd century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196624

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.22 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
dupondius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P COS V P P]
    Letters visible but not legible
  • inscription: reverse: [SPQ]R OPTIMO PRINCIPI [S]C
    in exergue

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 900

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
1974.27.6
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.
r. hand brandishes javelin at Dacian who is on l. knee in front of horse

Verification Level

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