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The bridge on the reverse of this coin is generally thought to be that constructed across the Danube

Pedigree : Auction Numphil (Paris) 10-11 Juin 2014 lot 82

Bronze sestertius of the Roman Emperor Trajan, struck in Rome between 107 and 110 AD. The reverse of this coin depicts a monumental bridge built by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at Trajan’s request, to span the Danube River in preparation for the Dacian campaigns