RPC III, 2564

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 2564
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Lydia
City Tripolis
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΔΗΜΟϹ ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Δῆμος Τριπολειτῶν
Translation the People of Tripolis
Obverse design bare head of Demos, right
Reverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΑΚΙΚΟϹ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τραϊανὸς Δακικός
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Dacicus
Reverse design Emperor in military dress standing left, crowning with his right hand a trophy of arms standing before him, left resting on spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 12.00 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference BMC 60
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Note The cluntermark on 2 does not look very much like a head of Helios.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     H.I. coll.
2 2     CGT coll., ex Naville 20, 7 Feb. 2016, lot 306
3 3     ✸ Numismatica Ars Classica Zurich 138, 18–19 May 2023, lot 677