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Contorniate with bust of Trajan
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 365–390
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37.5 mm. Weight: 28.26 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.149
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Trajan left, laureate, draped, cuirassed, seen from behind.
Silver leaf in field at right.
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Reverse: Bacchus on sacred cart to left drawn by pair of panthers. In front small Silen. Several followers in background, one playing double flutes. Various Bacchic symbols below.
Silver leaf in field at right.
IMPCAESNERVAETRAIANOAVGGERDACPMTRPCOSIII
Reverse: Bacchus on sacred cart to left drawn by pair of panthers. In front small Silen. Several followers in background, one playing double flutes. Various Bacchic symbols below.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1, England; March 14, 1973: purchased by MFA from Spink & Son, Ltd.