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III, 4337.2
Image of specimen #5
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/4337.2
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Volume
III
Number
4337.2
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 Ϲ
Ε
Β Γ
Ε
ΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ
Edition
Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Τραϊαν(ὸς) Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικὸς) Δακικ(ός)
Translation
Emperor Trajan Augustus Germanicus Dacicus
Obverse design
laureate bust of Trajan, right, nude and with aegis on left shoulder
Reverse inscription
L Ι Β
Edition
(ἔτους) ιβʹ
Translation
of year 12
Reverse design
triumphal arch surmounted by quadriga with statue of Emperor
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
33 mm
Average weight
20.04 g
Axis
12
Specimens
4 (1 in the core collections)
Note
The date LIB is given by Dattari, but is not very clear on the rubbing in DS; a B is visible on the otherwise very poor NY coin. This seems just about sufficient to justify the existence of the design for year 12. Another specimen is listed by A Dem 983, but we were unable to locate it (AB, 2006). The new coin (18.94g) is now clear.
Correction
Corrected coin-type (post publication)
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
NY
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3
3
D1084
33
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4
4
Astarte 23, 28 Oct. 2024, lot 300 = Staffieri = MMAG/Nomos 12, 11 April 2003, lot 495
33.3
21.13
date illegible, but obv. inscription indicates year 12
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5
5
✸
Private coll.
33
18.94
12
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