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Sestertius with bust of Trajan
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 103–111
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 27.94 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Storer Collection
Accession Number32.682
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Trajan, laureate, to right, drapery on left shoulder.
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Reverse: Arabia, draped, stands front, holding branch over camel left by her side, and bundle of canes over left arm.
S C (in field) ARABADQVIS (in exergue)
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Reverse: Arabia, draped, stands front, holding branch over camel left by her side, and bundle of canes over left arm.
S C (in field) ARABADQVIS (in exergue)
S.P.Q.R.OPTIMOPRINCIPI
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Malcolm Storer Collection; gift of Malcolm Storer to MFA, 1932