RPC III, 4934


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Coin type
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Volume	III
Number	4934
Province	Egypt
Region	Egypt
City	Alexandria
Reign	Trajan
Person (obv.)	Trajan (Augustus)
Issue	L K = year 20
Dating	AD 116/17
Obverse inscription	ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ΑΡΙ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ ΠΑΡ
Edition	Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Τραϊαν(ὸς) Ἀρί(στος) Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικὸς) Δακικ(ὸς) Παρ(θικός)
Translation	Emperor Trajan Best Augustus Germanicus Dacicus Parthicus
Obverse design	nude bust of Trajan, wreath with ears of corn, right, with aegis on left shoulder
Reverse inscription	L Κ
Edition	(ἔτους) κʹ
Translation	Year 20
Reverse design	Elpis walking, left, holding flower
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	34 mm
Average weight	16.90 g
Axis	1, 12
Specimens	2 (2 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸			P: 1412	SNG 1257	33	13.32	1	there is no trace of any inscription on the rev. (it is clear on D873, see previous entry). The obv. does seem to have ears of corn in the wreath	Show
2	2			NY: 1944.100.56189		34	20.48	12		Show