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Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus
"Danuvius - Danube" The bridge over the Danube River was constructed by order of Trajan to facilitate the movement of Roman troops during the Second Dacian War (101–105 CE). In 104 CE, Trajan commissioned its construction to the Roman architect Apollodorus of Damascus. The construction reportedly took only a year. It was the first bridge over the lower Danube.
The bridge is immortalized on the reliefs of Trajan's Column. One of the carvings depicts a deity personifying the Danube River, watching Roman soldiers crossing the bridge. Cassius Dio wrote that the wooden superstructure of the bridge was dismantled by Emperor Hadrian, who feared potential Dacian counterattacks. Ultimately, the bridge was destroyed by Emperor Aurelian following the withdrawal of Roman forces from Dacia.
Denomination: Denarius, Ag
Obverse: Laureate head of Trajan to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P
Reverse: Danube reclining left on rocks, head to right, with billowing cloak above, placing his right hand on prow of ship and resting his left arm on overturned urn, COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, DANVVIVS
Mint: Rome, 107/108 A.D.
Weight: 3,08 g
Diameter: 18mm
Provenance: Kölner Münzkabinett, ex Dr. Victor Wishnevsky Collection, ex Adams, may 1971 (collectors ticket)
Reference : 13.1 RIC II 100, RSC 136
Collection : IMPERIUM ROMANUM 03 - Antonine