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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Sestertius of Trajan

Place CreatedRome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Trajan

Date114-117 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Dimensions7/8 oz., 1 5/16 in. (25 g., 3.3 cm)

Object numberX.0545

Label TextObverse: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, with laureate and draped bust of Trajan facing right

Reverse: SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS S C, with Felicitas, draped and standing left, holding up caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left
Exhibition HistoryInternational Concourse E, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1997 - March 1, 2000

Status

Not on view

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