1976.79.19: Sestertius of Trajan
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1976.79.19
- People
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Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
- Title
- Sestertius of Trajan
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 98-99 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/196718
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 22.52 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Denomination
- sestertius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: obverse: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM PM
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inscription: reverse: [TR P COS (II, III OR IIII) PP]
SC in exergue
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1976
- Object Number
- 1976.79.19
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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obverse: Head, laureate, r.
reverse: Pax (or Iustitia?), draped, seated l. on throne, holding branch in extended r. hand and sceptre transversely in l.
Verification Level
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