Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-4009
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
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:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Roma (Roman diety), Trajan (Emperor of Rome), and Victoria (Roman diety)
Inscription:
S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
104-111 AD
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1971-1972 #114: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley)/Anna M. McCann (March 15, 1972–March 15, 1972)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 2 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 3 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 4 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 5 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 6 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 7 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 8 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 9 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 10 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 11 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 12 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 13 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.Hearst Museum object 14 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4009, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Rev.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma helmeted in military dress standing l., holding Victory in right hand, upright spear in field; Dacian kneeling at her feet; S C. in field. CF coin 4008.

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