Trajan
98 – 117 AD
Adopted son of Nerva.
Trajan expanded the empire by conquest and carried out extensive building programs. Trajan conquered Dacia (now parts of Romania and Hungary) and made Nabataea part of the Roman Empire. Trajan was born Marcus Ulpius Traianus in Italica, Spain, of Roman parents. His father was a senator who became governor of Syria, which was an important province. Trajan became a senator and served in military posts in Spain, Syria, and Germany. In A.D. 97, Emperor Nerva adopted Trajan as his heir and successor. When Nerva died in A.D. 98, Trajan was declared emperor. Trajan's Column is a monument built in the emperor's honor after he conquered Dacia. The well-preserved column, 100 feet high, stands in Trajan's Forum in Rome. A spiral staircase inside the column leads to the top. The column and its pedestal are covered with carvings portraying events of the Dacian wars.
Millar, F. G. B. "Trajan." World Book Online Reference Center. 2005. World Book, Inc. 14 Jan. 2005. http://www.aolsvc.worldbook.aol.com/wb/Article?id=ar564060.
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Trajan Year 152/105 to 106 AD AE 21 Obvs: Trajan right  Revs: ΓABAΛЄΩN, Astarte seated w/spear. BΠP above, sphinx left. Cω below 20x22mm, 8.1g Syria, Gabala $29.00 Order # RP 002 Ref: 1982 GIC.99.1079 Qty Shipping amount