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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 37.5 mm. Weight: 25.13 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1974.174
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Trajan to left, seen from behind.
IMPCAESNERVAETRAIANOAVGGERDACPMTRPCOSIII
At right, monogram of incised letters P and E
Reverse: Charioteer, palm in left hand and whip (?) in right, stands in facing quadriga.
In ex.: NIKA (?)
IMPCAESNERVAETRAIANOAVGGERDACPMTRPCOSIII
At right, monogram of incised letters P and E
Reverse: Charioteer, palm in left hand and whip (?) in right, stands in facing quadriga.
In ex.: NIKA (?)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Thomas Ollive Mabbott Collection; by 1969: with The Hans M. F. Schulman Gallery, 25 West 45th Street, New York 10017 (auction of the Mabbott Collection, part 2, October 29, 1969, lot 4892); by 1974: with Alex G. Malloy, P.O. Box 38, So. Salem, New York 10590; purchased by MFA from Alex G. Malloy, April 10, 1974