RPC III, 2053

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 2053
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Issue Trajan Optimus
Dating AD 114-16
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ ϹΕ ΑΡΙ ΓΕΡ ΔΑ
Nominative Imperator Nerva Traianus Caesar Augustus Optimus Germanicus Dacicus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan, r.
Reverse inscription Ο ΝΕΩ ΕΦΕ ΔΗ ΕΠΕΧΑΡ ΑΝΔΡ
Reverse design cult statue of Artemis Ephesia with supports in centre; to r., Androclos ( ?) standing, looking l., his r. hand outstretched; to l., captive kneeling to r., holding palm in his r. hand
Metal Æ
Average diameter 32 mm
Reference KM I, 59/64, K 142 (b)
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: I-B
2 2     ArtCoins Roma 12, 10 Nov. 2013, lot 194 (ex ArtCoins Roma 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 72)