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Object Type
Museum number: R.11609
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Trajan, laureate, right, with aegis. (obverse); Pax, draped, seated left, holding branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand; before her, kneeling Dacian right. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 103-111
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 7 o'clock; Weight: 3.16 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE3 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.III: Nerva to Hadrian (218, p.61); RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian (187, p.256) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification; prisoner
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Trajan; Representation of: Pax
Associated places: Associated with: Dacia
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.11609
C&M catalogue number: RE3 (61) (218)

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