Denarius
Trajan
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
98
Silver
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 11/16 in. (18 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29317
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Laureate head of Trajan facing right; inward reading inscription moving clockwise starting 6 o'clock: IMPCAESNERVATRAIANA(pellet below)UGGERM; Reverse: Female figure (Concordia) seated left on backless chair, wearing stephane, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left hand; inward reading inscription moving clockwise starting 8.5 o'clock: PONT(pellet below)MAXTR(pellet below)POTCOS(pellet below)I(pellet below)I(pellet below); worn dotted border
Course History
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Scott Arcenas, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Bryce Walker, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Margaretha Kramer, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2019
WRIT 7.24, Past Imperfect, Cynthia Monroe, Spring 2019
LAT 3, Intermediate Latin, Inger Kuin, Spring 2019
LAT 3, Intermediate Latin, Bryce Walker, Spring 2019
LAT 3, Intermediate Latin, Bryce Walker, Spring 2019
WRIT 7.24, Past Imperfect, Cynthia Monroe, Spring 2019
Exhibition History
Ancient Profiles: Sculpture, Prints, and Coins from the Permanent Collection, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Art History 1, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 1-December 17, 1997.
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Catalogue Raisonne
RIC, Trajan no. 12; BMC, Vol. III: Trajan no. 4, pl. 9/3
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