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Aureus with bust of Trajan
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 103–111
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.22 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1974.505
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
IMPTRAIANOAVGGERDACPMTRPCOSVPP
(A's written without cross bars)
Reverse: Inscription within oak wreath.
SPQR/OPTIMO/PRINCIPI
IMPTRAIANOAVGGERDACPMTRPCOSVPP
(A's written without cross bars)
Reverse: Inscription within oak wreath.
SPQR/OPTIMO/PRINCIPI
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, October 9, 1974); reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, October 12, 1977