RPC III, 2932

 

Image of specimen #14

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2932
Province Galatia-Cappadocia
Region Pontus
City Trapezus
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Issue Year 50 (N)
Dating AD 113/14
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΔΑ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Νέρ(ουα) Τραϊανὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερ(μανικὸς) Δα(κικός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Nerva Trajan Augustus Germanicus Dacicus
Obverse design laureate and heroic bust left, seen from the front, with balteus crossing the chest and slight drapery on shoulder
Reverse inscription ΤΡΑΠΕΖΟΥΝΤΙωΝ ΕΤ Ν
Edition Τραπεζουντίων ἔτ(ους) νʹ
Translation of the Trapezuntians, of year 50
Reverse design in four lines
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 6.10 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 6; Wojan 6–12 corr.
Specimens 17 (6 in the core collections)
Die-links 2: same rev. die as 2932A/1.
Note ΤΡΑΠΕ/ΖΥΝΤΙ/ⲰΝ ΕΤ/ Ν on the reverse of 4 (= Rec 8)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1920,0223.22
2 2     G SNG 1163
3 3     P: 453 Wa 94 = Rec pl. supp. L, 25
4 4     V: GR 15151
5 5     Tübingen SNG 2072
6 6     B: Löbb.
7 7     Istanbul 4119
8 8 –9     Trabzon 1185
9 9     Trabzon 1420
10 10     NY: 1944.100.41443
11 11     Lindgren I, A52B
12 12     Private coll.
13 13     Roma Numismatics EA 90, 18 Nov. 2021, lot 732
14 14     ✸ Leu EA 26, 8–13 July 2023, lot 2176 = Leu EA 28, 9-14 Dec. 2023, lot 2217
15 15     Savoca Coins Blue 168th Blue, 15–16 July 2023, lot 998
16 16     Olympus Numismatik 15, 8 Sept. 2024, lot 787