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Sestertius with head of Trajan
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 104–107
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 28.16 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.259
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Trajan, laureate, right.
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Reverse: Bridge across the Danube, ornamented at each end by tower surmounted by three statues; under bridge, boat. SPQROPTIMOPRINCIPI S C (in exergue)
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Reverse: Bridge across the Danube, ornamented at each end by tower surmounted by three statues; under bridge, boat. SPQROPTIMOPRINCIPI S C (in exergue)
ProvenanceEx collection Clarence S. Bement (Ars Classica Sale 8, 1924, no. 842) (ref. in Romans & Barbarians, p. 80)