RPC III, 2905

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2905
Province Galatia-Cappadocia
Region Paphlagonia
City Neoclaudiopolis
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Issue Year 107 (ΡΖ)
Dating AD 101/2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΔΑΚΙΚΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Νέρ(ουας) Τραϊανὸς Καὶσαρ Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερ(μανικὸς) Δακικός
Translation Emperor Nerva Trajan Caesar Augustus Germanicus Dacicus
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ΝΕΟΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤωΝ, ΔΑΚΙ-ΚΟϹ ΡΖ
Edition Νεοκλαυδιοπολειτῶν Δακικὸς ρζʹ
Translation of the Neoclaudiopolitans, Dacicus, (year) 107
Reverse design inscribed shield, two crossed spears behind; in field, left and right, date
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.07 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec —; Dalaison & Delrieux, Néapolis-Néoclaudiopolis 1
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die.
Note Specimen 1 is not Lindgren 85, as stated by CNG. The obv. legend ends with ΔΑΚΙΚΟC, not ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟC. The title Dacicus was awarded to Trajan in AD 102, which fits perfectly with the date of the coin.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG EA 160, Garth R. Drewry coll., 14 Mar. 2007, lot 138
2 2     Leu EA 16, 22 May 2021, lot 2742
3 3     ✸ Sheelar coll.