RPC III, 6558

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 6558
Province Uncertain
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΡΙ ϹΕ Γ Δ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κα(ῖσαρ) Νέρ(ουας) Τραϊανὸς Ἀρί(στος) Σε(βαστὸς) Γ(ερμανικὸς) Δ(ακικός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Nerva Traianus Best Augustus Germanicus Dacicus
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right
Reverse inscription ΑΡ (in field, r.)
Edition αρʹ
Translation (year) 101
Reverse design captive right seated below trophy΄on ground, left arms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.25 g
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Note The letters on the reverse are not clear. See also the very similar 6552 with ΔΑ, though that is presumably earlier as its obverse lacks Aristos.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     FLK coll.
2 2     FLK coll.
3 3     ✸ VCoins Jencek Historical Enterprise
4 4     T. Buggey coll., ex Pecunem 39, 3 Jan. 2016, lot 457 = Agora Auctions Numismatic 74, 5 June 2018, lot 193