TRAJAN - NGC Ch XF 4/5 3/5 - LARGE Dupondius - Roman Empire - 98-117 AD NICE 090

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Trajan,
NGC Ch XF 4/5 3/5 - LARGE 27mm Dupondius
98 - 117 AD AE Dupondius (12.59 g). 101 - 102 AD Mzst. Rome
. Vs .: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, head with ray crown u. Drapery over l. Shoulder n. R. Rev .: TR POT COS IIII P P / S C, Abundantia / Securitas with Short Scepter sits n. L. on throne of crossed cornucopias. RIC 428; C. 639; Strack 339; BMC 749 (Var.); BN 148; Mir 96a.
"One of the finest examples of this very scarce Trajan dupondius"
Wonderfully Well-Centered Dupondius
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Trajan
Name commonly known as: Trajan
Latin Roman Name: Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus
Trajan Reigned as Roman Emperor / Caesar: January 28, 98- August 9, 117
Dynasty / Historical Period: Five Good Emperors & Nervan / Antonine Dynasty (96–192)
Place and Date of Birth: Trajan was born September 18, 53 in Italica, Hispania
Name of previous Emperor:  The predecessor or Emperor before Trajan was
Nerva
Family connections /
Genealogy
*** Name of Father: Marcus Ulpius Traianus
*** Name of Mother: Marcia
*** Married: Pompeia Plotina
*** Children: None - Hadrian (adoptive)
Place and Date of Death: Trajan died August 9, 117 (aged 63) in Selinus, Cilicia
Name of next Emperor:  Trajan made no nomination of a successor to the throne and it is believed that his wife Plotina forged the will which stated that he had adopted Hadrian. The successor to Trajan was therefore
Hadrian.
Interesting facts
about the life of Trajan
Why was Trajan famous? Accomplishments and achievements  and
important Events
. Trajan, the first emperor who was not a native of Italy, was born at Italica, in Spain, and was about forty years of age at the death of Nerva. He was free from every vice except an occasional indulgence in wine. His mind was naturally strong, his manners pleasing, his appearance noble and imposing. Trajan desired only to restore the simple manners and virtuous habits of an earlier age. Trajan abolished the trials for high treason, which had previously made Rome a scene of terror, restored freedom of speech to the Senate, revived the Comitia for the election of magistrates and bound himself by oath to observe the laws. Trajan was also responsible for the foundation of public schools for the education and maintenance of poor children in various parts of Italy. Trajan also founded the Ulpian Library at Rome. Trajan was a great builder and created magnificent buildings, roads, bridges across the empire.
Trajan - Dacian War and the Conquest of the Parthian Empire
Dacia corresponds in the main to modern Romania and Moldova, as well as parts of Hungary, Bulgaria and Ukraine - the Thracian nations. In AD 90 the Dacians had defeated the Romans under the
Emperor Domitian
. Emperor Trajan recommenced hostilities against Dacia and defeated the Dacian general Decebalus in the Second Battle of Tapae in 101 AD. Trajan then turned is ambitions to and successfully invaded the Parthian empire further expanding the power of the Roman Empire. The Parthian empire controlled most of Armenia, Mesopotamia, Iran, and Afghanistan and with it the Silk Road, the trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and China.
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