Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.94 grams, 20 mm. Trajan, 112-113 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, bust r. laureate. Reverse: P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR, Mars walking r. with trophies.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Mars (Roman deity) and Trajan (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
IMP.CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC and P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
112-113 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.94 grams and linear 20 millimeters
Loans:
S1971-1972 #114: History of Art (UC Berkeley)/Anna M. McCann (March 15, 1972–March 15, 1972)