RPC III, 2921

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2921
Province Galatia-Cappadocia
Region Pontus
City Comana
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Νέρ(ουας) Τραϊανὸς Καῖσαρ Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμανικός
Translation Emperor Nerva Trajan Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right, with aegis on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΕωΝ ΚΟΜΑΝΕωΝ ΤΗϹ ΙΕ ΚΑΙ ΑϹΥΛΟΥ
Edition Ἱεροκαισαρέων Κομανέων τῆς ἱε(ρᾶς) καὶ ἀσύλου
Translation of the Hierocaesarean Comaneans, of the sacred and inviolate (city)
Reverse design radiate figure of Enyo/Mâ standing facing, her right hand on a shield (?), a club (?) on her left arm, in the center of a temple with four columns; on left and right, Nike holding wreath standing on a base; in the pediment, eagle with wings spread; top and angles decorated
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 20.13 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 11 corr.; Amandry-Rémy, Comana 14 corr.
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 2921C/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.41397 Rec 11 and pl. Suppl. K, 11 = Price-Trell, p. 98, fig. 176
2 2     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 186, 8–9 Mar. 2010, lot 1584 (ex Gorny and Mosch 117, 14 Oct. 2002, lot 386; Kölner Münzkabinett 92, 20-21 Oct. 2009, lot 97)