RPC III, 2319

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2319
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Dating AD 116/17
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΙ ϹΕ ΓΕΡ ΔΑ ΠΑΡΘΙ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Τραϊανὸς Καῖ(σαρ) Ἄρι(στος) Σε(βαστὸς) Γερ(μανικὸς) Δα(κικὸς) Πάρθι(κος)
Translation Emperor Trajan Caesar Optimus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus Parthicus
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Λαοδικέων
Translation of the Laodiceans
Reverse design Zeus Laodiceus standing facing, head left, holding eagle in his extended right hand, left resting on sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.80 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 192
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1903,0404.85 BMC 192
2 2     P: 1550 Wa 6280
3 3     A: 1893-1894 E’ 1
4 4     ✸ CGT coll. (ex Themis Auction 8, 18 Oct. 2020, lot 521)
5 5     Olympus Numismatik 17, 16 Nov. 2024, lot 481