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Sestertius of Trajan

Sestertius of Trajan

r. 98-117 CE

Trajan

Roman

Obverse: Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, r. Reverse: Trajan, seated r. on high platform on l., raising r. hand haranguing soldiers; by him stand two officers, in front of him on the ground stand an officer r. and four soldiers l; the two front soldeirs raise their right hands, the third holds two spears. Three standards in background.

Bronze

Roman Imperial period, Middle

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