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III, 4285
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Volume
III
Number
4285
Province
Egypt
Region
Egypt
City
Alexandria
Reign
Trajan
Person (obv.)
Trajan (Augustus)
Issue
L IB = year 12
Dating
AD 108/9
Obverse inscription
ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹƐΒ ΓƐΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ
Obverse design
laureate bust of Trajan, r., nude and with aegis on l. shoulder
Reverse inscription
L ΙΒ
Reverse design
Alexandria (?) seated, l., holding Nike and vexillum
Metal
Æ
Average diameter
35 mm
Average weight
21.44 g
Specimens
1
Note
A vexillum is usually held by Alexandria, and one can perhaps discern an elephant’s head-dress on her head. The figure seems female and is clothed (so, therefore, not Zeus). Confirmation required.
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DS6954 = Naville 41, 24 June 2018, lot 312
35
21.44
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