RPC III, 2729

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2729
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Side
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Issue Parthicus
Dating AD 116/17
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΝΕΡΟΥΑ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΡ ϹΕ ΓΕΡ ΔΑ ΠΑΡ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖσαρ Νέρουα Τραϊανὸς Ἄρ(ιστος) Σε(βαστὸς) Γερ(μανικὸς) Δα(κικὸς) Παρ(θικός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Nerva Trajan, the Best, Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Parthicus
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ϹΙΔΗ-ΤωΝ
Edition Σιδητῶν
Translation of the Sidetans
Reverse design Athena advancing facing, head right, brandishing thunderbolt hand, aegis on left shoulder, and holding spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 21.11 g
Reference SNG France 796
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Spear corrected to thunderbolt; shield corrected to aegis; 'and holding spear' added
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 592 Wa 3450 = SNG 796
2 2     Amsterdam: S 2667