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III, 4804.2
Image of specimen #2
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/4804.2
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Volume
III
Number
4804.2
Province
Egypt
Region
Egypt
City
Alexandria
Reign
Trajan
Person (obv.)
Trajan (Augustus)
Issue
L IZ = year 17
Dating
AD 113/14
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 half-length nude bust of Trajan, right, with aegis on, left, shoulder
Reverse inscription
L ΙΖ
Edition
(ἔτους) ιζʹ
Translation
of year 17
Reverse design
kalathos in biga of winged serpents, right
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
34 mm
Average weight
23.40 g
Axis
12
Specimens
2 (1 in the core collections)
Note
Alexandria 3882 has this design, and was atributed to year 16. But the date is not clear. Its bust is draped and cuirassed from rear, so, if really of year 17, it would represent a new obverse variety.
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
V: GR 24196
33
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2
2
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Nomos 24, 22 May 2022, lot 280 = ex Künker 19, 26 June 2013, lot 416, ex Righetti
34.3
23.40
12
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