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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.126
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Trajan, Rome
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/20246

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
27.01 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, IMP CAES NERVA TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
  • Reverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI; in field, to either side, S C

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II Trajan 500

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.126
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Trajan, drapery over l. shoulder; around, clockwise, IMP [CAES NERVAE] TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P.
Rev.: Fortuna standing l., holding rudder in r. hand and corncuopiae in l. hand; around, clockwise, [SPQR OPTIMO P]RINCIPI; in field, to either side, S C.

Verification Level

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