Coin (sestertius) — Coin of Trajan, Roman, 105 AD
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
105 AD
Coin (sestertius) in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.708-1910), made in Roman, dated 105 AD. The museum's brief description reads: Coin (sestertius), brass, of Trajan, head of Trajan / Tiber overcoming Dacia, Roman, 105 AD.
Museum description: Brass coin. On the obverse is a head of Trajan with an inscription around the border. On the reverse is shown a male figure (Danuvius; river Danube), partly naked, with a scarf billowing around his head and holding a reed, rushing upon a female figure (Dacia), half-reclining on the ground. Also with an inscription around the border. The museum records it as Struck brass, measuring Diameter 3.5 cm; Depth 0.35 cm; Weight 26.42 g.
These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This is an example of the kind of Roman coin collected by Renaissance scholars.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Brass
- Dimensions
- Diameter 3.5 cm; Depth 0.35 cm; Weight 26.42 g
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Struck brass
- Place recorded
- Roman
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- 'IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P COS V PP' (IMP[ERATORI] CAES[ARI] NERVAE TRAIANO AUG[USTO] GER[MANICO] DAC[ICO] P[ONTIFICI] M[AXIMO] TR[IBUNICIAE] P[OTESTATIS] CO[NSULO] V [QUINTO] P[ATER] P[ATRIAE]); 'S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI [around] S C [in ex.]' (S[ENATUS] P[OPULUS] Q[UE] R[OMANUS] OPTIMO PRINCIPI (around) S[ENATUS] C[ONSULTO or CENSUIT])
Identification
- Museum object name
- Coin (sestertius)
- Museum object number
- A.708-1910
- Museum system number
- O122340
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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