RPC III, 2571A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2571A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Lydia
City Tripolis
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ[ ]ΤΡΑΙΑΝ Δ ϹΕ ΓΕΡ ΟϹ (?)(sic)
Edition Αὐ[---] Τραϊαν(ὸς) Δ(ακικὸς?) Σε(βαστὸς) Γερ(μανικ)ός
Translation Emperor [---] Trajan Dacicus(?) Augustus Germanicus(?)
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right
Reverse inscription ΛΗΤΩ ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Λητὼ Τριπολειτῶν
Translation Leto, of the Tripolitans
Reverse design Leto seated, left, holding long transverse sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 18.62 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Although this coin has a plausible look, there must be doubts about its authenticity. It would be the only coin of Trajan from Tripolis to have his portrait. The obv. legend, which appears to read as given here, is not good. If it is a forgery, it must presumably have been made from one of the coins with Senate/Leto (BMC 14; see https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/39057), although the head of the Senate faces left.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ oldromancoins.com = GRPCL Tripolis 109