RPC III, 3641

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3641
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Dating AD 116/17
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΡΙϹΤ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ ΠΑΡΘ
Edition Αὐτοκρ(άτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Νέρ(ουας) Τραϊανὸς Ἄριστ(ος) Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικὸς) Δακ(ικὸς) Παρθ(ικός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Nerva Trajan, the Best, Augustus Germanicus Dacicus Parthicus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan, right, with paludamentum, seen from rear
Reverse inscription S C
Edition s(enatus) c(onsulto)
Translation by decree of the senate
Reverse design in laurel wreath; beneath: Ι
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.40 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference McAlee 496(c)
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Amsterdam: S 2968
2 2     NY: 1944.100.65719
3 3     NY: 1953.171.1513
4 4     CNG, McAlee coll., EA 246, 15 Dec. 2010, lot 283 (this coin illustrated by McAlee p. 211) = CNG EA 558, 20 Mar. 2024, lot 340
5 5     CGT coll., ex eBay Variana Museum
6 6     ✸ CNG EA 459, 8 Jan. 2020, lot 429