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Contorniate with bust of Trajan
Roman
Imperial Period
Mid–late 4th century A.D.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 38.5 mm. Weight: 25.71 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1972.208
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Trajan right.
Incised branch at right.
DIVONERVAE TRAIANOAVG
Reverse: Hunter, accompanied by dog, to right spearing boar. In background, tree.
Incised branch at right.
DIVONERVAE TRAIANOAVG
Reverse: Hunter, accompanied by dog, to right spearing boar. In background, tree.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Henry Platt Hall Collection; by 1950: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (auction of the Hall Collection, November 16-17, 20-21, 1950, lot 2156 [as from Hirsch Sale 29, 1910 (Herzfelder), lot 1626 and Sambon Collection, 1925]); by 1971: with Münzen und Medalllen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., April 12, 1972