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Sestertius with bust of Trajan
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 104–107
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 27.32 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.473
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Trajan right, drapery on left shoulder.
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Reverse: Arched bridge over river; boat moored at right.
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Reverse: Arched bridge over river; boat moored at right.
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: L. P. G. Messenger Collection; by 1951: with Glendining & Co. Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London (auction of the L. P. G. Messenger Collection, November 21, lot 137); probably by late 1951: Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998