RPC III, 3568

 

Image of specimen #11

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3568
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Issue Cos III
Dating AD 100
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ
Edition Αὐτοκρ(άτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Νέρ(ουας) Τραϊανὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Nerva Trajan Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤ Γ
Edition δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξ(ουσίας) ὕπατ(ος) γʹ
Translation holder of the tribunitian power, consul for the third time
Reverse design Roma seated left on pile of arms, holding Nike on her extended right hand, parazonium in left leaning on round shield
Metal silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 10.66 g
Axis 6
Reference S 179 (Caesarea); McAlee 478, Ganschow X11a
Specimens 12 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 4, 6, 8, 10: same obv. die.
Note [5 obv. dies +]
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     G SNG 2911
2 2     P: 338 (under Caesarea) (this coin illustrated by McAlee under 478/1 p. 207) illustrated by McAlee under 478/1 p. 207
3 3     B: Löbb.
4 4     B: Löbb.
5 5     NY: 1944.100.58478
6 6     McAlee coll. (this coin illustrated by McAlee under 478/2 p. 207)
7 7     McAlee coll.
8 8     NFA Winter 1989, lot 1127
9 9     Giessener Münzhandlung 104, 9 Oct. 2000, lot 741
10 10     Hirsch 233, 12 Feb. 2004, lot 1762
11 11     ✸ Pecunem 37, 1 Nov. 2015, lot 591
12 12     CNG EA 368, 10 Feb. 2016, lot 250 = Agora Auctions Numismatic 74 (Buggey), 5 June 2018, lot 142