Equestrian Statue of Trajan

[D B Campbell]

New finds from the Frankfurt suburb of Nieder-Eschbach are shedding light on the end of the limes. A hoard of coins deposited after AD 260 -- it includes issues of Gallienus -- were found near fragments of an equestrian statue of Trajan -- the rider's hairstyle is the giveaway. (They are drawing a comparison with the fragments from Waldgirmes.) Archaeologists surmise that these -- a smashed-up statue and a concealed hoard of coins -- are indications of the unrest on the frontier in the years after AD 260.

Reports here and here and here and here (all in German).

(Thanks to Siggi K. for the heads-up.)