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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.18
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Trajan, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
109-110 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196717

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
25.5 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS V
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM [TR P COS V PP]
  • inscription: reverse: [SPQR OPTIM]O PRINCIPI
    SC in exergue
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
  • Reverse Inscription: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Woytek 335b

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.18
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Trajan r., with paludamentum on l. shoulder; around, IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M [TR P COS V P P].
Rev.: Salus, draped, seated l. on throne, l. arm on throne, r. hand holding patera outstretched over altar, around which a coiling snake; around, [SPQR OPTIM]O PRINCIPI; in exergue, S C.

Verification Level

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