Harvard Art Museums > 2005.115.134: Drachm of Trajan, Bostra (Arabia) 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"Drachm of Trajan, Bostra (Arabia) (Trajan) , 2005.115.134,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 13, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/20839. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.115.134 People Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE) Title Drachm of Trajan, Bostra (Arabia) Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 113-114 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Bostra (Arabia) Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Provincial Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/20839 Physical Descriptions Medium silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 3.44 g Die Axis 6 Denomination drachm Date on Object EX 18 YPAT 6 Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: AYTOKR KAIS NER TRAIAN SEB GERM DAK Reverse Inscription: DHMARX (chi) EX (xi) IH YPAT 6 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Collection of Margarete Bieber State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number S. 189; M. 17; ANS 1956.127.2046 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 2005.115.134 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 Obv.: Laureate bust of Trajan r., drapery over l. shoulder; around, clockwise, AYTOKR KAIS NER TRAIAN SEB GERM DAK (in Greek with lunate sigmas). Rev.: Arabia standing l., holding branch in r. hand and bundle of cinnamon stalks (?) in l. hand; on l., Arabian camel; around, clockwise, DHMARX (chi) EX (xi) IH (=18) YPAT 6 (in Greek; 6 represented by stigma). 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
