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Description: | A Sestertius of Trajan, c. AD 98 - 117. A coin celebrating the victories over the Dacian Empire. The obverse shows a laureated head facing right with the inscription: IMP. CAES . NERVAE TRAIANO AVG.GER.DAC. P.M.TR.P.COS.V.P.P
The reverse shows Trajan, to the right, galloping on horseback and brandishing a spear at a Dacian warrior who is being trampled by horse's fore-hooves. The inscription reads SPOROPTIMO PRINCIPI ( SC ) In Exergue. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 98
117 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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