Harvard Art Museums > 1974.27.6: Dupondius of Trajan Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Dupondius of Trajan (Trajan) , 1974.27.6,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 13, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196624. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1974.27.6 People Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE) Title Dupondius of Trajan Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1st-2nd century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium) Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196624 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 10.22 g Die Axis 6 Denomination dupondius Inscriptions and Marks inscription: obverse: [IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P COS V P P] Letters visible but not legible inscription: reverse: [SPQ]R OPTIMO PRINCIPI [S]C in exergue State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number BMC 900 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951 Accession Year 1974 Object Number 1974.27.6 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description obverse: Bust, radiate, draped r.; reverse: Trajan on horse r. r. hand brandishes javelin at Dacian who is on l. knee in front of horse Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
