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Domitian (AD 81-96), Denarius, 112-14, Rome, laureate, draped bust right, rev. Trajan’s Column, surmounted with a statue of the emperor, two eagles at base, s p q r optimo principi, 3.17g (RIC 292). About very fine, pleasing portrait, but toning somewhat uneven (£80-100)

Trajan’s Column is one of the most impressive and remarkable monuments to have survived from the Roman past. Standing 100 feet high, on the north side of the Basilica in Rome, it shows with remarkable detail the story of Trajan’s two successful campaigns against the Dacians under their warlike king, Decebalus