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Sestertius with bust of Trajan
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 103–111
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 28.34 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.440
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Trajan, right, laureate, drapery on left shoulder.
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Reverse: Dacian seated to left, on round and oval shields, with right hand on forehead. At left, trophy, at base of which shield, spear and two curved swords.
SPQROPTIMOPRINCIPI (around) SC (in exergue)
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Reverse: Dacian seated to left, on round and oval shields, with right hand on forehead. At left, trophy, at base of which shield, spear and two curved swords.
SPQROPTIMOPRINCIPI (around) SC (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy 1965: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 1-11 John Adam Street, The Adelphi, London; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., April 14, 1965