| Description: |
Trajan 98-117 AD Silver denarius, 20mm. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIANO AVG GERM
Laureate head of Trajan facing right. Rev: PM TR P COS IIII PP Cloaked Mars holding
spears. Minted in Rome. Trajan was born in Spain (53 AD). He served in the German wars
under Domitian, before being appointed governor of Germany under Domitian. He defeated
Decebalus of Dacia in 102 and erected the forum of Trajan. He died peacefully in Cilicia.
Sear 987; C. 270; RIC 337; BMC 536. |
