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Object Type
Museum number: 1853,0105.35
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Trajan, laureate, right. (obverse); Victory seated left, holding patera in right hand and palm in left hand over left shoulder. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 98-99
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Tunis
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 3.21 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE3 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.III: Nerva to Hadrian (41, p.36); RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian (10, p.245) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Trajan; Representation of: Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1853
Acquisition notes: Lot 241
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1853,0105.35
C&M catalogue number: RE3 (36) (41)

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