Emperor Caesar Nerva Trajan Augustus Germanicus Dacicus
Obverse design
laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan, left, with paludamentum, seen from rear
Reverse inscription
ΕΠΙ ΑΡΙΖΗ οΤ [ ] ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition
ἐπὶ Ἀριζή(λου) ΟΤ [---] Σαρδιανῶν
Translation
under Arizelos, OT(?) [---], of the Sardians
Reverse design
Hades in quadriga galloping right, bearing off Persephone
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
31 mm
Average weight
15.44 g
Axis
12
Reference
BMC 131
Specimens
4 (2 in the core collections)
Note
Arize[ ]: Arizeos (Mi 4, 125/708 ex Mus. Theupoli), Arizelos (Mi Supp. 7, 421/476 ex Vaillant with Hercules on the reverse), Arizelos (I-B, KM 184/4). On the new /4 the rev. Is clearly ƐΠΙ ΑΡΙΖΗ οΤ, the last two letters looking as if they are a virtual monogram for ΤΟ, but there seems to be no numeral following.