A.D. 98-117 Trajan Silver Denarius

Get this 2nd century silver Denarius for your Ancients collection!

• Struck A.D. 98-117 during the reign of Roman Emperor Trajan of Lower Germania on the Rhine River
• Obverse features Trajan in relief
• During his reign, he famously vanquished the tribes of Dacia (Romania) in the mineral-rich Carpathian Mountains in revenge for their attack of the Roman fort at Moesia (Serbia) where they killed over 3,500 Roman soldiers
• Trajan's victory included his discovery of the Dacian king's hoard of silver and gold, hidden in a river bank
• Hauled to Rome for a celebration that lasted 123 days, the precious metal was used to pay for new buildings, plus Trajan's Column, which retold the Dacian Wars in a continuous bas-relief frieze
• Trajan's second victorious military campaign occurred in A.D. 116 when he conquered the Parthian Empire that was part of the lucrative Silk Road between Rome and China

These silver Denarii are a great addition to a collection of Roman emperors – order one now!