RPC III, 4234.1

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 4234.1
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Trajan (Augustus)
Issue L IA = year 11
Dating AD 107/8
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Τραϊανὸς Σεβαστὸς Γερμανικὸς Δακικός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Τραϊαν(ὸς) Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικὸς) Δακικ(ός)
Translation Emperor Trajan Augustus Germanicus Dacicus
Obverse design laureate bust of Trajan, right, draped and cuirassed, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L ΙΑ
Edition ἔτους ιαʹ (ἔτους) ιαʹ
Translation of year 11
Reverse design Sarapis standing, right, holding sceptre and wreath; to right, Emperor (Trajan) standing, left, bare-headed, in military dress, holding patera over altar and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 21.32 g
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note These rare coins with Sarapis and Emperor are sometimes assigned to year 14 (D792: ‘L ΙΔ’: but not clear on the rubbing in DS; and DS Supp 20: ‘anno 14?’), but are tentatively given here to year 11, since DS Supp 19 has L IA written in pencil over the rubbing (DS Supp 19: ‘anno 11 scritto a matita’). Confirmation of date required; the date is no clearer on the recent sale photo.The emperor is bare-headed since he is about to be crowned by a wreath from Sarapis.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Naville 29, 26 Feb. 2017, lot 371 = DS Supp 19
2 2     Alexandria: 3720