Marcus Ulpius Traianus (father of Trajan)

Marcus Ulpius Traianus
Bust at the National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade, usually identified as Trajan's father. It may instead depict Trajan himself.[1]
BornItalica
Diedbefore AD 98
SpouseMarcia
IssueTrajan and Ulpia Marciana
Reverse of Roman aureus struck under Trajan, AD 115, commemorating the elder Traianus after his deification.

Marcus Ulpius Traianus (fl. 1st century) was a Roman senator and the father of Emperor Trajan.

  1. ^ Ratkovic, Deana (2015). "New Attribution of a Roman Bronze Portrait from Pontes (Iron Gate Limes)". New Research on Ancient Bronzes. 10: 113–116.