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Sestertius of Trajan

Sestertius of Trajan

r. 98-117 CE

Trajan

Roman

obverse: Bust of Trajan, laureate, r., w/ aegis on l. shoulder reverse: Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing l., holding Victory in extended r. hand and vertical spear, inverted in l.; before her, small Dacian, in peaked cap, shirt, breeches, and cloak, kneeling rl, holding up his hands to her

Bronze

Roman Imperial period, Middle

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