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TRAJAN, AD 98-117
AE As (26.21mm, 11.81g, 6h)
Struck AD 112-114. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust of Trajan right
Reverse: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Trajan's Column on decorated base, flanked by eagles and surmounted by statue; S C across fields
References: RIC II 600 var. (bust type); RCV - ; ERIC II - .
Green patina worn through on the high spots with some scattered deposits. A rare and popular architectural type depicting Trajan’s Column – a massive monument erected by Trajan in commemoration of his Dacian victories. The column, which still stands today, is over 100 feet tall and is decorated with relief carvings which run in an upward spiral around the column. The carvings illustrate in incredible detail various scenes from Trajan’s two Dacian campaigns, and include more than 2,500 individual figures.