RPC III, 3551

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3551
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Issue Tr Pot XVIII Cos VI
Dating AD 113/14
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ
Edition Αὐτοκρ(άτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Νέρ(ουας) Τραϊανὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικὸς) Δακ(ικός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Nerva Trajan Augustus Germanicus Dacicus
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right above eagle standing right; club below head
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΙΗ ΥΠΑΤ Ϛ
Edition δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξ(ουσίας) Ἰη' ὕπατ(ος) ϛ'
Translation holding tribunician power for the 18th time, consul 6 times
Reverse design Tyche of Antioch seated on rocks, right, holding in her right hand two ears of wheat and poppy-head; at her feet, river god Orontes swimming right, looking left
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 14.21 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Wruck 169, Prieur 1501, McAlee 473
Specimens 19 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same obv. die. 4, 10, 13, 19: same obv. die. 9, 16–17: same obv. die. 11, 14–15: same obv. die as 3550/5–7.
Note 2: analysis by FNAA: Ag = 49%; Cu = 50%; Pb = 0,27%.; [9 obv. dies +, 1 shared with 3550]
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     G SNG 3386
2 2     P: 378
3 3     P: Chandon 1847
4 4     Amsterdam: S 2941
5 5     Amsterdam: S 2942
6 6     B: I-B
7 7     Jerusalem Israel Museum 59155
8 8     NY: 1944.10063557
9 9     Banias hoard 145
10 10     ✸ Prieur coll. (ex Cisjordania hoard 152) ( = Prieur 1501) = CNG EA 449, 31 July 2019, lot 328
11 11     McAlee coll., 13.82 ( = McAlee 473)
12 12     Sternberg XXIV, 19 Nov. 1990, lot 264
13 13     Künker 77, 30 Aug. 2002, lot 470
14 14     CNG MBS 64, 24 Sept. 2003, lot 215
15 15     Ofek eBay 2005 3967030777
16 16     Ebay 2006 8374399921
17 17     Ebay 2006 320066031639
18 18     Pars Coins VCoins 2006
19 19     Deutsch Archaeological Centre 41, 2 Oct. 2007, lot 148