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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.123
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Denarius of Trajan, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
114-117 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/21021

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.68 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Date on Object
COS VI
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC
  • Reverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II Trajan 334

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
2005.115.123
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate and draped bust of Trajan r.; around, clockwise, IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC.
Rev.: Virtus standing r., l. foot on helmet, holding parazonium in l. hand and spear in r. hand; around, clockwise, PARTHICO P M TR P COS [VI P] P S[P]QR.

Verification Level

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