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Roman Dupondius of Emperor Trajan featuring Trajan's Column (about 1910 years ago)

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This bronze dupondius coin was minted between 112-114 AD during the reign of Emperor Trajan (Roman Empire).

Front Side: Features the radiate bust of Emperor Trajan facing right with the inscription "IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P" (titles and honors of Emperor Trajan)
Back Side: Depicts Trajan's Column in Rome with a statue of Caesar on top and two eagles at the base, with the inscription "S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI" (The Senate and People of Rome to the Best of Princes) and "S - C" (Senatus Consulto, by decree of the Senate)

Technical Details:

Weight: 12.70 grams
Condition: VF (Very Fine)
Patina: Nice dark glossy green
References: RIC 603; C. 563; BMC 993; Strack 433; BN 774; Bauten S. 30 f.; Hill, Monuments S. 57 f.

Historical Significance: Trajan's Column, depicted on this coin, still stands today in Rome's Forum. This remarkable monument was constructed to commemorate Emperor Trajan's victories in the Dacian Wars (101-102 and 105-106 AD). The column features a continuous spiral relief that tells the story of these military campaigns in remarkable detail. As one of ancient Rome's most important architectural achievements, its appearance on this coin demonstrates how the emperor used coinage to publicize his major building projects and military accomplishments to citizens throughout the empire.

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This bronze dupondius coin was minted between 112-114 AD during the reign of Emperor Trajan (Roman Empire).

Front Side: Features the radiate bust of Emperor Trajan facing right with the inscription "IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P" (titles and honors of Emperor Trajan)
Back Side: Depicts Trajan's Column in Rome with a statue of Caesar on top and two eagles at the base, with the inscription "S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI" (The Senate and People of Rome to the Best of Princes) and "S - C" (Senatus Consulto, by decree of the Senate)

Technical Details:

Weight: 12.70 grams
Condition: VF (Very Fine)
Patina: Nice dark glossy green
References: RIC 603; C. 563; BMC 993; Strack 433; BN 774; Bauten S. 30 f.; Hill, Monuments S. 57 f.

This bronze dupondius coin was minted between 112-114 AD during the reign of Emperor Trajan (Roman Empire).

Front Side: Features the radiate bust of Emperor Trajan facing right with the inscription "IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P" (titles and honors of Emperor Trajan)
Back Side: Depicts Trajan's Column in Rome with a statue of Caesar on top and two eagles at the base, with the inscription "S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI" (The Senate and People of Rome to the Best of Princes) and "S - C" (Senatus Consulto, by decree of the Senate)

Technical Details:

Weight: 12.70 grams
Condition: VF (Very Fine)
Patina: Nice dark glossy green
References: RIC 603; C. 563; BMC 993; Strack 433; BN 774; Bauten S. 30 f.; Hill, Monuments S. 57 f.

Trajan (/ˈtreɪdʒən/ TRAY-jən; born Marcus Ulpius Traianus, 18 September 53 – c. 9 August 117) was a Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117, remembered as the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. He was a philanthropic ruler and a successful soldier-emperor who presided over one of the greatest military expansions in Roman history, during which, by the time of his death, the Roman Empire reached its maximum territorial extent. He was given the title of Optimus ('the best') by the Roman Senate.

Trajan was born in the municipium of Italica in the present-day Andalusian province of Seville in southern Spain, an Italic settlement in Hispania Baetica; his gens Ulpia came from the town of Tuder in the Umbria region of central Italy. His namesake father, Marcus Ulpius Traianus, was a general and distinguished senator. Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of Domitian; in AD 89, serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, he supported the emperor against a revolt on the Rhine led by Antonius Saturninus. He then served as governor of Germania and Pannonia. In September 96, Domitian was succeeded by the elderly and childless Nerva, who proved to be unpopular with the army. After a revolt by members of the Praetorian Guard, Nerva decided to adopt as his heir and successor the more popular Trajan, who had distinguished himself in military campaigns against Germanic tribes.