Trajan's Column was the crowning glory of Trajan's Forum, built with the spoils of the Dacian Wars, and the last and greatest of the Imperial Fora. Covered by a continuous frieze of the war's events, the column was capped with a gilded heroic statue of the emperor, while an inscription on the base recounted the feat of engineering in the Forum's construction. After Trajan's death, the column became the repository of his ashes. Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.
"The celebrated Trajan's Column, commemorating the emperor's victories in the Dacian wars and still a prominent landmark of modern Rome, was dedicated on 12 May A.D. 113." -- Roman Coins and Their Values by David R. Sear
8845. Silver denarius, SRCV II 3151, RIC II 356, RSC II 284, BMCRE III 541, VF+, Rome mint, 3.36 g, 19,5 mm, 116 A.D.; obverse CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate, draped bust right; reverse P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Trajan's Column surmounted by statue of the Emperor, at base two eagles.
