RPC III, 4896


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Coin type
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Volume	III
Number	4896
Province	Egypt
Region	Egypt
City	Alexandria
Reign	Trajan
Person (obv.)	Trajan (Augustus)
Person (rev.)	Trajan (Augustus)
Issue	L IΘ = year 19
Dating	AD 115/16
Obverse inscription	ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ΑΡΙ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ ΠΑΡ
Nominative	Imperator Traianus Optimus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus Parthicus
Obverse design	laureate nude bust of Trajan, right, with aegis on left shoulder
Reverse inscription	L ΙΘ
Reverse design	Ares standing facing, head right, holding spear and shield; to left, captive; to right, Emperor (Trajan), laureate-headed, in military dress, standing, left, holding patera and sceptre; between, small altar
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	35 mm
Axis	12
Specimens	3 (0 in the core collections)
Note	Captive changed to small altar
Correction	Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	Boston: 1985.1080		32.5	14.12	12	the coin is worn and the year is not very clear. The obv. reads [ ]ΑΝ ΑΡΙ ϹΕ – Β Γ[ ] so it must be of year 19 or 20. The figure identified here might be Roma. Confirmation required	Show
2	2 ✸		DS6949 = Naville 44, 4 Nov. 2018. lot 272	37	18.94		the date and description seem sure, as there is just enough detail on the rubbing in DS (pl. 33 row 1, coin 5)	Show
3	3		D6969 = Naville 47, 3 Mar. 2019, lot 272	34	17.61			Show