RPC III, 1537

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 1537
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Parium
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Nerva (Divus)
Issue Coins with ethnic (CGIP, then CGIHP)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M
Edition Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus Germanicus Pontifex Maximus Imp(erator) Caes(ar) Nerva Traian(us) Aug(ustus) Germ(anicus) P(ontifex) M(aximus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Nerva Trajan Augustus Germanicus chief priest
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right
Reverse inscription IMP NERVA CAE A[VG] C G I P
Edition Imperator Nerva Caesar Augustus colonia Gemella Iulia Pariana Imp(erator) Nerva Cae(sar) Aug(ustus) c(olonia) G(emella) I(ulia) P(ariana)
Translation Emperor Nerva Caesar Augustus, the Julian twin colony of Parium
Reverse design seated statue of Nerva, holding patera in extended right hand, left resting on sceptre, to left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 22.12 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note The coin was attributed to Sinope and the exergue read as LC CIF. Obv. inscription ending corrected from DA to P M: B. Woytek, in ed. L. Bricault et al, Melanges Amandry p. 202
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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