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Ancient Roman Coin Silver Denarius for Emperor Trajan year 98 AD.
Trajan AR Denarius. Rome, AD 103-111.3,25 gr. - 18,5 mm. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate head right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and cornucopiae, right foot placed on Dacian.
Trajan was a Roman emperor (98–117 CE) who sought to extend the boundaries of the empire to the east, undertook a vast building program, and enlarged social welfare. He is also remembered for Trajan's Column, an innovative work of art that commemorated his Dacian Wars.