Trajanas Coin

Trajanas Coin

This is an AS coin with Trajan printed on it, minted in Rome and used for Syria. On the front of this coin, there is a portrait of Trajan. His portrait is facing to the right, and when viewed from the back, there is light shining on the portrait and it is covered by a cloak. Next to the avatar is the inscription "IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER", which is Latin and means "Supreme Commander, Caesar, Nilva Trajan, the best emperor, conquered the Germanic people". Trajan, the second emperor of the Antonic dynasty in ancient Rome, was one of the Five Wise Emperors of Rome and reigned from 98 to 117.