Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Trajan Conquering Dacia

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

104-107

Roman

The Emperor Trajan devoted his energy to military campaigns to enlarge the empire. On this coin, the emperor Trajan, mounted and with a spear, overcomes the helpless enemy who represents the people of Dacia in eastern Europe.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Roman
Title: Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Trajan Conquering Dacia
Place: Roman Empire (Minted in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 104 CE–107 CE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TRP (COS V P P) Reverse: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C
Dimensions: Diam.: 3.4 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1322
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Of Gods and Glamour: The Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art, Gallery 152, Nov. 9, 2012 - Nov. 7, 2017.

Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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