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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Amit Vyas, post: 5697107, member: 117268&quot;]Great examples. I have only one interesting enough to warrant an inclusion. I do have a couple of specimens depicting the Trajan’s column, but they are quite low grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Empire: Trajan (27 Jan, 98 AD-8 Aug, 117 AD) AR Denarius. Rome mint, 112-114 AD, RIC 291, RSC 497a, BMC 445, Sear 3166 (3.26 g, 20 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse of this type likely depicts the <i>Equus Traiani</i>, a colossal equestrian statue of Trajan that once stood in the center of the plaza of Trajan’s Forum, and is now lost to history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although other coin types show Trajan on horseback, those dating to his sixth consulship (112 AD), the year in which the forum was dedicated, would seem to commemorate the statue, which was likely modelled after <i>Equus Domitiani</i>, which stood in the Forum Romanum. <i>Equus Traiani</i>, in turn, probably influenced the design of the surviving bronze statue of Marcus Aurelius.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1242733[/ATTACH]</p><p>(Image credit: <a href="https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Equus_Traiani_et_Equus_Marci_Aurelii_Antonini.PNG#mw-jump-to-license" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Equus_Traiani_et_Equus_Marci_Aurelii_Antonini.PNG#mw-jump-to-license" rel="nofollow">https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Equus_Traiani_et_Equus_Marci_Aurelii_Antonini.PNG#mw-jump-to-license</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI PP. Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse</b>: S.P.Q.R. OPTIMO PRINCIPI. Equus Traiani, depicting Trajan on horseback left carrying spear in the right hand and small victory in the left</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1242732[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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