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Sestertius of Trajan

Roman (Artist)
103-111 CE or modern (Roman Imperial or modern)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Head of Trajan, laureate, right. Reverse: Oak wreath; beaded border.
This coin appears to have an artificial patina and is possibly a replica.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] IMP(eratore) CAES(ari) NERVAE TRAIANO AVG(usto) GER(manico) DAC(ico) P(ontifici) M(aximo) TR(ibuniciae) P(otestate) CO(n)S(uli) V P(atri) P(atriae) [Translation] To Imperator Caesar Nerva Trajan Augustus Germanicus Dacicus, pontifex maximus, with tribunician power, consul for the fifth time, father of his country [Inscription, Latin; reverse] S(enatus) P(opulus)Q(ue) R(omanus) OPTIMO PRINCIPI S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] The Senate and people of Rome (issue this coin) to the best princeps, by senatorial decree

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm); axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.573

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