Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Trajan Conquering Dacia

Art Institute of Chicago

Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Trajan Conquering Dacia

Roman

Date
104-107
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

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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Object type
AAT300037334

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