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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Denarius of Trajan

AAT Object Form/Functiondenarii

Place CreatedRome, Italy, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodTrajanic

Date98-117 CE

MediumSilver

Credit LineGift of Dr. Leo Gorelkin

Dimensions15/16 in. (2.4 cm)

Object number1985.021.004

Exhibition HistorySelected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1987
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - March 13, 2018
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 4, 2018 - Present

ProvenanceEx coll. Leo Gorelkin, Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

On view

Collections

Greek and Roman Art

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