RPC III, 2560

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 2560
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Lydia
City Tripolis
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΤΡΙΠΟΛ
Edition Τριπολ(ειτῶν)
Translation of the Tripolitans
Obverse design bare head of Hermes, right; in front, caduceus
Reverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τραϊανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan
Reverse design Ares, naked but for chlamys, helmeted, walking right, holding in right spear with point advanced and in left trophy over his shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.11 g
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     H.I. coll.
2 2     Lindgren I, 851
3 3     ✸ Biga Auction 1, 8 Nov. 2020, lot 238