RPC III, 3557

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 3557
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Issue Tr Pot XIX Cos VI Trajan Optimus
Dating AD 114/15
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΡΙϹΤ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Optimus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus tribunicia potestate XIX consul VI
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right above eagle standing right; club below head
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΙΘ ΥΠΑΤ Ϛ
Reverse design laureate head of Melqart, with lion skin, right
Metal silver
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Wruck 173, Prieur 1520, McAlee 465
Specimens 13 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3, 7: same obv. die. 2, 6, 10: same obv. die.
Note 1: analysis by FNAA: Ag = 51%; Cu = 48%; Pb = 0,33%. [7 obv. dies +]
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     G SNG 3387
2 2     P: 2150A
3 3     NY: 1944.100.63573
4 4     NY: 1988.14.1
5 5     Banias hoard 18
6 6     Banias hoard 220
7 7     ✸ Prieur coll. = CNG EA 443, 1 May 2019, lot 348 (ex J. Malter XXXIII, June 1986, C296)
8 8     McAlee coll. ( = McAlee 465)
9 9     Gorny & Mosch 118, 14 Oct. 2002, lot 1844
10 10     Künker Lagerkatalog 181, Nov. 2006, lot 57 (ex Künker 83, 17 June 2003, lot 882)
11 11     CNG MBS 82, 16 Sept. 2009, lot 874
12 12     Bassem eBay 2009 200375156986
13 13     Boston: 62.159