Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.19 grams, 19 mm. Trajan, 112-117 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DA C PARTHICO, bust r. laureate. Reverse: P.M.TR.P. COS VI.P.P.SPQR, Virtus standing r.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Sub Mint L, ancient Rome
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson and Lapeysonie
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver alloy
Person depicted:
Trajan (Emperor of Rome) and Virtus (Roman deity)
Inscription:
IMP.CAES. NER. TRAIAN. OPTIM. AVG. GER. DA C. PARTHICO 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:
112-117 AD
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1964-1965 #95: Art Department (UC Berkeley) (May 10, 1965–June 15, 1965) and S1971-1972 #114: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley)/Anna M. McCann (March 15, 1972–March 15, 1972)