TRAJAN'S COLUMN VERSUS NUMISMATIC PROGRAMME. PROTOTYPES IN THE TRAJANIC IMPERIAL IDEOLOGY

Abstract

Using comparative analysis between scenes on Traja’s Column and certain coin types, the paper identifies that numismatic sources have served in many cases to design images on the Column. The powerful meaning of symbols on coins – with a long-established tradition – was well used by the sculptors of the Column as it had a strong impact on the audience.

Keywords

• trajan’s column. prototypes, numismatic programme, imperial ideology