Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Trajan, 104-111 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Bust r. laureate and draped. Reverse: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Arabia standing l., holds branch and bundles of rods; camel; in left hand bundles of canes, S C; in ex., ARAB[dot]ADQVIS[dot]
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Trajan (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P and 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)