Object numberCC59.2.0453
denarius, Roman Empire, Trajan, 114-117 CE
Date114-117 CE
Emperor
Trajan
CultureRoman
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.87 cm, 3.43 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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Laureate bust, draped, right.
IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AUG GERM DAC
Providentia is standing towards the left with a sceptre, resting her left elbow on a column and pointing with her right hand to the globe that is at her feet. PROVID is inscribed across the field.
PROVIDENTIA PARTHICO PONTIFEX MAXIMUS TRIBUNICIA POTESTATE CONSUL VI PATER PATRIAE SENATUS POPULUSQUE ROMANUS
PROVID PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R
Providence; to the Parthians, Pontifex Maximus, with tibunician power, consul for the sixth time, Father of the fatherland, the Senate and Roman people (declare it)
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