Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Trajan Conquering Dacia (104-107): Artwork and History
Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Trajan Conquering Dacia at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Trajan Conquering Dacia (104-107) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Roman.
The work and its context
The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:
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.
Object facts
- Title: Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Trajan Conquering Dacia
- Date: 104-107
- Artist attribution: Roman
- Place of origin: Roman Empire
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: Diam.: 3.4 cm (1 3/8 in.)
- Type: Coin
- Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Reference number: 1923.1322
Collection credit
Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
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