RPC III, 2982

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2982
Province Galatia-Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Issue Cos II
Dating AD 98/9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΡΟΥΑϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹ ΓΕΡΜ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Νέρουας Τραϊανὸς Σεβασ(τὸς) Γερμ(ανικός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan, right, with paludamentum, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠΑΤ ΔΕΥΤ
Edition ὕπατ(ος) δεύτ(ερος)
Translation consul for the second time
Reverse design Male figure bearded standing facing, head right, helmeted, in military dress, holding spear in right, left resting on shield
Metal silver
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 6.51 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference S 160–1, Metcalf Conspectus 51b, Ganschow 116b
Specimens 11 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 48 (and Pl. IX, 10: rev.)
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     NY: 1944.100.58303
4 4     ✸ NY: 1983.159.11 Metcalf Hoard 168 and Pl. 9
5 5     vA 6383
6 6     Hess, Sydenham coll., 28 Apr. 1936, lot 74
7 7     Glendining, Woodward coll., 27 Sept. 1962, lot 383
8 8     CGT coll. = Naumann Numismatik 47, 9 Oct. 2016, lot 393
9 9     Boston: 63.84
10 10     Henseler 202A (ex NSB EA 6, 2021, lot 389)
11 11     Rex Numismatics Rex Budget 6, 1 Mar. 2024, lot 243