RPC III, 4946.2

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 4946.2
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
Nominative Imperator Traianus Optimus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus Parthicus
Obverse design nude bust of Trajan, wreath with ears of corn, right, with aegis on left shoulder
Reverse inscription L Κ
Reverse design Nilus reclining on hippopotamus, left, holding reed and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu
2 2     NY: 1944.100.56201
3 3     ✸ Cologne Geissen 716
4 4     Vat: 306