“It was for Roman citizens, to show the power of the imperial machinery, capable of conquering such a noble and fierce people.” Trajan’s Column may ... century B.C. Coins: 0.7-0.83 in ...

A rare Roman gold coin (aureus ... that he has conquered the Parthians. Coins were propaganda items as well as ways of spending and saving.” Aureus of Trajan opens at Trimontium Museum today ...

A rare Roman gold coin (aureus) has gone on display at Scotland's only museum dedicated to Roman and Iron Age Scotland. The aureus was discovered at Newstead in the Borders and was struck in AD ...