RPC III, 4592

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 4592
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Issue L IE = year 15
Dating AD 111/12
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ 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 ΙΕ
Edition (ἔτους) ιεʹ
Translation of year 15
Reverse design Athena standing, right, holding spear and shield; to right, Demeter (?) standing, left, holding torch(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note ‘Athena in piedi a d.; la d. sopra scettro la s. sopra scudo; guarda Demeter velata, veste chiton e peplos tiene torcia? Esergo, L IƐ’: the figure on the right seems to hold a sceptre rather than a torch, so perhaps Euthenia? The year is not clear on the rubbing in DS.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ D822