RPC III, 4318.1

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 4318.1
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Issue L IB = year 12
Dating AD 108/9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Τραϊαν(ὸς) Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικὸς) Δακικ(ός)
Translation Emperor Trajan Augustus Germanicus Dacicus
Obverse design laureate bust of Trajan, right, nude and with aegis on left shoulder
Reverse inscription L ΙΒ
Edition (ἔτους) ιβʹ
Translation of year 12
Reverse design Poseidon in hippocamp biga, right, raising arm and holding trident; below, waves
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 20.35 g
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY
2 2     Amsterdam
3 3     DS Supp 101 = Naville Numismatics 54, 15 Dec. 2019, lot 274
4 4     ✸ DS7154 = Aiello
5 5     DS7155 = Naville Numismatics 80, 2 Apr. 2023, lot 428