Denarius

Trajan
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire

Share

103-111

Silver

Weight: 2.9 g

Diameter: 13/16 in. (20 mm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853

27.1.29312

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, drapery left shoulder; inward reading inscription, moving clockwise, starting 6 o'clock: IMP(pellet below)T(pellet below)R(pellet below)A(pellet below)I(pellet below)A(pellet below)NOAUGGERDACPMTR[PCOSVPP]; "N" scratched at base of neck; Reverse: Male figure (Genius) draped to just below the knees standing left, wearing stephane, holding patera in outstretched right hand and cornucopia in folded left arm; on ground to left, rectangular object; inward reading inscription, moving clockwise, starting 8 o'clock: SPQROPTIMOP(pellet below)[RINCIPI]

Provenance

Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.

Catalogue Raisonne

RIC, no.181, pl. 8/143; BMC, nos.206-211, pl. 13/3

This record is part of an active database that includes information from historic documentation that may not have been recently reviewed. Information may be inaccurate or incomplete. We also acknowledge some language and imagery may be offensive, violent, or discriminatory. These records reflect the institution’s history or the views of artists or scholars, past and present. Our collections research is ongoing.

We welcome questions, feedback, and suggestions for improvement. Please contact us at: Hood.Collections@dartmouth.edu