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Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.
Dacia kneeling before Rome! After his defeat in 101 A.D., King Decebalus complied with Rome for a time but then incited the tribes to pillage Roman colonies across the Danube. Trajan marched into Dacia in 105 A.D. After defeating the surrounding mountain fortresses, in 106 A.D. Trajan besieged Sarmizegetusa, the Dacian capital. With the aid of a Dacian traitor, the Romans found and destroyed water pipes supplying the city. Running out of water and food the city fell and was burned to the ground. Decebalus fled but, followed by the Roman cavalry, committed suicide rather than face capture. The Romans found Decebalus' treasure, estimated at 165,500 kg of gold and 331,000 kg of silver, in the river of Sargesia.RB73669. Copper as, Woytek 252b, RIC II 486, BMCRE III 925, Strack I 371, Cohen II 387 var. (bust), BnF IV 605 var. (aegis), Hunter II 273 var. (same), SRCV II -, F, perfect centering, glossy dark green patina, corrosion, some pitting, Rome mint, weight 10.799g, maximum diameter 28.3mm, die axis 180o, 106 - 107 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Roma standing left, wearing crested helmet and military dress, Victory in right, spear vertical behind in left; small Dacian at her feet on left, kneeling right and raising hand in supplication; S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; ex Richard L. Horst; scarce; SOLD
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