RPC III, 4921

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 4921
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 Αὐτοκράτωρ Τραϊανὸς Ἄριστος Σεβαστὸς Γερμανικὸς Δακικὸς Παρθικός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Τραϊαν(ὸς) Ἄρι(στος) Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικὸς) Δακικ(ὸς) Παρ(θικός)
Translation Emperor Trajan, the Best, Augustus Germanicus Dacicus Parthicus
Obverse design radiate head of Trajan, right, with aegis; star to right
Reverse inscription L Κ
Edition ἔτους κʹ (ἔτους) κʹ
Translation of year 20
Reverse design draped bust of Zeus, with taenia, right
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 13.02 g
Axis 1, 11, 12
Specimens 34 (22 in the core collections)
Note Some specimens have a heroic bust (without aegis): see now 4921A. Other specimens listed here may also belong to that variety.

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1864,1118.350 BMC 356
2 2     L: 1862,0614.169 BMC 357
3 3     P: 1967.1667 SNG 1254
4 4     B: 28884
5 5     B: Löbb.
6 6     B: Löbb.
7 7     C
8 8     C
9 9     G: 224
10 10     Mu
11 11     NY
12 12     NY
13 13     NY
14 14     NY
15 15     NY
16 16     O: HCR25874 M 771
17 17     O: HCR25875 M 772
18 18     O: HCR25876 M 773
19 19     O: HCR25877 M 774
20 20     O: HCR25878 M 775
21 21     O: HCR25879 M 776
22 22     V: GR 135600
23 23     A: Dem 1113
24 24     Amsterdam
25 25     Brussels: 422
27 27     Cologne Geissen 709
30 30     D 693 = Naville Numismatics 31, 14 May 2017, lot 206
32 32     DS6883
33 33     DS6884
34 34     DS6885
35 35     DS6886
36 36     Kellner 4.22
37 37     RD81151
38 38     CGT coll. = Naville 19, 13 Dec. 2015, lot 336