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Contorniate with bust of Trajan
Roman
Imperial Period
Mid–late 4th century A.D.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze (with traces of gilding)
Dimensions
Diameter: 37.5 mm. Weight: 24.49 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.278
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Trajan right, laureate, draped, cuirassed.
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Reverse: Aeneas stepping right, head left, carries Anchises on left shoulder and holds Ascanius by his hand.
AEN EAS
Pierced for mounting; ancient gilding
IMPCAESTRAIANVSAVGPMPPPROCONS
Reverse: Aeneas stepping right, head left, carries Anchises on left shoulder and holds Ascanius by his hand.
AEN EAS
Pierced for mounting; ancient gilding
ProvenanceBy 1966: with Gerhard Hirsch, Promenadeplatz 10, Munich 2, Germany (Gerhard Hirsch Auktion, April 15, 1966, lot 694); purchased by MFA from Gerhard Hirsch, May 11, 1966