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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.9
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Denarius of Trajan, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
107-108 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/192330

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.37 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Date on Object
COS V
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [I]MP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR [P]
  • inscription: reverse: COS V PP SPQ[R OPTI]MO PRINC
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P
  • Reverse Inscription: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Woytek 270b

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Harvard College Library
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.9
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Trajan r. with paludamentum on l. shoulder; around, [I]MP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR [P].
Rev.: Victory, naked to waist, standing l. holding wreath in r. hand and palm branch in l.; around, COS V P P S P Q [R OPTI]MO PRINC.

Verification Level

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