98-117 AD Roman Empire Trajan AR denarius IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN Ch XF

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Ancient Coins Guaranteed Authentic I offer 30-day no questions asked free returns!*All Shipping CombinedFree Domestic ShippingInternational Shipping Free For Purchases over $1,000*Does not include items damaged within first 30 days.Emperor of the World: Trajan at Rome's PeakTrajan (/ˈtreɪdʒən/ TRAY-jən; Latin: Caesar Nerva Traianus pronounced [ˈkae̯sar ˈnɛr.wa t̪rajˈjaːnʊs]; 18 September 53 -- 8 August 117) was Roman emperor from 98 to 117. Officially declared by the Senate optimus princeps ("best ruler"), Trajan is remembered as a successful soldier-emperor who presided over the second-greatest military expansion in Roman history after Augustus, leading the empire to attain its maximum territorial extent by the time of his death. He is also known for his philanthropic rule, overseeing extensive public building programs and implementing social welfare policies, which earned him his enduring reputation as the second of the Five Good Emperors who presided over an era of peace within the Empire and prosperity in the Mediterranean world.Trajan was born in Italica, close to modern Seville in present-day Spain, an Italic settlement in the Roman province of Hispania Baetica. Although misleadingly designated by some later writers as a provincial, his Ulpia gens came from Umbria and he was born a Roman citizen.[2] Trajan rose to prominence read more