Die Reichsprägung des Kaisers Traianus (98-117)

Woytek, Bernhard

doi:10.1553/0x0022e047

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“…The 65 Roman denarii of the emperor Trajan (AD 98-117), the 3 denarii of his predecessor Nerva (AD 96-98) as well as the 9 denarius imitations acquired in the frame of the project are listed in Tables 2 and 3. 19 Full documentation on the Nerva and Trajan denarii has already been published. 15,16 Publication of the denarius imitations is forthcoming (B. Woytek).…”

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Further metallurgical analyses on silver coins of Trajan (AD 98–117)

Rodrigues

Cappa

Schreiner

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J. Anal. At. Spectrom.

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Within an interdisciplinary project, preliminary results of which were published in 2007, a group of 65 silver coins (denarii) of Trajan, evenly distributed over the entire span of his reign (2nd to 6th consulate), as well as 3 coins from the reign of his predecessor, the emperor Nerva (AD 96-98), had been acquired on the coin market. These pieces could be cross-sectioned in order to carry out analyses. Measurements were performed with m-XRF and m-SRXRF to check the fineness of the denarius alloy as well as to investigate if the coins of the different consulates showed distinct traits concerning the main impurities which could suggest a change of ore sources. Furthermore, it was examined whether the influx of precious metals into the Roman treasury after Trajan's Dacian campaigns (AD 101/102 and 105/106) could have had any repercussions on the composition of the denarius alloy; comparative data was provided by the analysis of nine imitations of Roman Republican denarii presumably struck in Dacia. Documentation of the cross-sections was performed with SEM/EDX in order to clarify details concerning the specific microstructure of the coins. An enrichment of Ag of approx. 100 to 200 mm in the near surface regions of most of the coins could be observed, which is due to corrosion effects. Previous metallographic analyses done by several scholars had been inadequate to clarify the central numismatic and economic questions. With the presented analyses, it was possible to correct the results of the earlier research and to provide, for the first time, a secure basis of data for the investigation of the development of the silver alloy used for denarii in Trajan's reign.

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Further metallurgical analyses on silver coins of Trajan (AD 98–117)

Rodrigues

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Schreiner

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“…However, as pointed out by Strack (1931: 213 n. 916), this dating is based on an erroneous reading of the consular date at the end of the obverse legend (COS V instead of COS VI) on specimens that are worn, like the one in London, 15 or struck slightly off-centre. The obverse bust variety most commonly associated with reverses of this type, bust MIR v, was introduced only at the beginning of AD 112, as we know today (Woytek, 2010: 88). Furthermore, sestertii featuring this reverse type from the phase of Trajan's rule when his titulature comprised the name Optimus (AD 114–16) have been reported since the seventeenth century as well.…”

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“…Further cases point in the same direction. Milestones from the Via Traiana are dated AD 108/9, and the personification of the road appears on Trajanic coins only later, from AD 112 (Woytek, 2010: 138). According to the Fasti Ostienses , the Aqua Traiana was dedicated on 24 June AD 109, 31 but it was shown on bronze coins only from c .…”

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Portvm Traiani: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Imagery of Trajan's Harbour at Portus

Keay¹,

Woytek²

2022

Pap. Br. Sch. Rome

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This is a collaborative in-depth study of Trajan's sestertii with a bird's-eye view of the harbour at Portus (RIC 631–2), struck in AD 112–14. It is based on a new numismatic analysis of the coin type, featuring a corpus of 46 specimens and a critical study of their reverse dies, as well as on recent archaeological research at the port that allows for a better understanding of the harbour buildings and their chronology. The article provides the first detailed comparison of the structures shown on the nine reverse dies with those on the ground. The new interdisciplinary assessment of the evidence leads to a new hypothesis regarding the occasion of the coin issue: it probably commemorated the inauguration of the harbour's distinctive hexagonal basin, through which the new port facility became operational.

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“… 4 For die study of the gold coinage of Trajan see Beckmann 2000 and 2007, especially 124–5 for the die link charts; for the chronology of the coinage of this period in general see Woytek 2010: 136–41. …”

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“… 7 The few earlier coins that appear to depict the Column of Trajan, especially those with a bird on top, are forgeries, mostly created by reworking the reverse of a genuine coin with engraving tools to create a rarity appealing to collectors; see Woytek 2010: 547–8, pl. 135.…”

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Trajan's Column and Mars Ultor

Beckmann

2016

J. Rom. Stud.

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This paper makes two arguments. The first is that Trajan deliberately orchestrated the dedication of his Column on 12 May, the anniversary of the dedication of the Temple of Mars Ultor, to coincide with the beginning of a new war against Parthia ina.d. 113. The second is that although most modern commentators focus on the function of Mars Ultor as avenger of Caesar, the evidence of his actual invocation from the late first centuryb.c. through the third centurya.d. more strongly supports another interpretation: as agent of vengeance against foreign enemies, and against Parthia/Persia in particular.

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Die Reichsprägung des Kaisers Traianus (98-117)

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Further metallurgical analyses on silver coins of Trajan (AD 98–117)

Further metallurgical analyses on silver coins of Trajan (AD 98–117)

Portvm Traiani: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Imagery of Trajan's Harbour at Portus

Trajan's Column and Mars Ultor

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