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Sestertius with bust of Trajan
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 104–107
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 26.81 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the Name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1982.597
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Trajan, laureate, right, aegis on left shoulder.
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Reverse: Eight-column temple on three steps. In the center, figure on base. On roof, five figures. In pediment, seated figure between two reclining figures.
SPQROPTIMOPRINCIPI in exergue: SC
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Reverse: Eight-column temple on three steps. In the center, figure on base. On roof, five figures. In pediment, seated figure between two reclining figures.
SPQROPTIMOPRINCIPI in exergue: SC
ProvenanceBy 1954: with A. H. Baldwin; October 1954; purchased from A. H. Baldwin by Corneilus C. Vermeule III; gift to MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule, November 17, 1982