Dacicus

Dacicus was a gold coin issued from Domitian^[1], in the honor of his claimed victory against the Dacians. The terms of peace with Decebalus, the Dacian king, were severely criticised by the contemporary authors, which considered this treaty shameful to the Romans, ^[2] because the treaty granted Decebalus an annual subsidy of 8 million sesterces.^[3] For the remainder of Domitian's reign Dacia remained a relatively peaceful client kingdom, but Decebalus used the Roman money to fortify his defences, and continued to defy Rome until the reign of Trajan.

Dacicus was also a glory title taken by a few Roman Emperors, meaning 'The conqueror of Dacia'.^[4] Trajan and Constantine I were awarded with this title.

See also

• List of historical currencies
• Roman Republican coinage
• Roman provincial coins

References

1. ^ Dācicus ī, m a gold coin of Domitian, conqueror of the Dacians, Iu. Lewis, Charlton, T. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. American Book Company. 1890.
2. ^ Jones (1992), p. 195
3. ^ Jones (1992), p. 150
4. ^ "The Dacian Wars". http://msersch.ancients.info/dacia.htm.