2005.115.130: AE Denarius of Trajan, Rome (counterfeit?)
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.115.130
- People
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Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
- Title
- AE Denarius of Trajan, Rome (counterfeit?)
- 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/20273
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.72 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Date on Object
- COS V
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P
- Reverse Inscription: COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC; in exergue, DANVVIVS
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Collection of Margarete Bieber
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- cf. RIC II Trajan 100 (p. 251)
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
- 2005.115.130
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Laureate bust of Trajan r., drapery over l. shoulder; around, clockwise, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P. Hole punched at back of neck.
Rev.: Danube reclining l. on rocks, l. arm resting on urn, r. hand on ship's prow; above, floating cloak; around, clockwise, COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC; in exergue, DANVVIVS.
Verification Level
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