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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.64
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Coin of Alexandria under Trajan
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
107/108 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176543

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.33 g
Die Axis
12
Date on Object
Year 11
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: L IA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC III 4272, BMC 550, Dattari 1089

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.419.64
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Trajan r.
Rev.: Caduceus

Verification Level

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