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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.125
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Drachm of Trajan, Cappadocia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
112-114 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Caesarea Mazaca (Cappadocia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/21047

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.1 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
drachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, AYTOKR KAIS NER TRAIANOS SEB GERM DAK (all in Greek with lunate sigmas)
  • Reverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, DHMARX (chi) EX (xi) YPATO 6 (all in Greek; 6 = digamma/stigma)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
S. 223-223a (ANS 1995.11.548; 1911.95.9)

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
2005.115.125
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Trajan r., drapery over l. shoulder; around, clockwise, AYTOKR KAIS NER TRAIANOS SEB GERM DAK (all in Greek with lunate sigmas).
Rev.: Hands clasped around standard on prow; around, clockwise, DHMARX (chi) EX (xi) YPATO 6 (all in Greek; 6 = digamma/stigma).

Verification Level

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