RPC III, 4313.3

Province Egypt
City Alexandria 
Region Egypt
Reign Trajan
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΔΑΚΙΚ (?)
Obverse design laureate half-length nude bust of Trajan, right, with aegis on, left, shoulder
Reverse inscription L ΙΒ
Reverse design Nilus reclining on crocodile, left, holding cornucopia (from which issues Genius holding wreath) and reed; above, ΙϚ

Coin no. 1 of RPC III, 4313.3

 

Reference DS7122 = Naville Numismatics 79, 12 Feb. 2023, lot 300
Diameter 35.3
Weight 23.67
Axis
Note half-length bust and date are clear; obverse inscription is not fully clear but the spacing suggests this variant inscription. See also Emperor in quadriga, Hermanubis, and Nilus in biga
External URI https://www.biddr.com/auctions/navillenumismatics/browse?a=3263&l=3724148 
Feedback Type