RPC III, 4869.2

Province Egypt
City Alexandria 
Region Egypt
Reign Trajan
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ΑΡΙ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ (?)
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right (?)
Reverse inscription L ΙΗ
Reverse design Nilus seated on sphinx on basis, left, holding reed and cornucopia

Coin no. 1 of RPC III, 4869.2

 

Reference D997 = Naville 50, 23 June 2019, lot 251
Diameter 33
Weight 13.42
Axis
Note ‘Data consunta’, but the obv. inscription includes ΑΡΙ, so the coin will be of year 18 or later. 18 seems clear on P1226. The genii mentioned by Dattari (‘sparsi di quà di là altri genii in differenti atteggiamenti’) are not visible on the rubbing in DS of D997, or on the P coin (4869.1/1)
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