Denarius
Trajan
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
103-111
Silver
Weight: 3.3 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
27.1.29318
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: IMPTRAIANOAUGGERDACPMTRP; Reverse: Winged Victory standing left with right foot forward to the left, left leg bent back and to the right; wing(s) out behind to left; long flowing skirt, naked to waist, right arm up holding wreath, left arm down and back carrying palm, head facing left with stephane, standing on platform formed from shield; inward reading inscription, moving clockwise, starting 7 o'clock: COSVPPSPQROPTIMOPRINC(pellet below)
Exhibition History
Artifacts of the Roman Empire, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 18-November 5, 1990.
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Catalogue Raisonne
RIC, no.128; BMC, Vol. III: nos. 337-344, pl. 14/20
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