RPC III, 27


Image of specimen #3

Coin type
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Volume	III
Number	27
Province	Cyrenaica and Crete
Region	Crete
City	Koinon of Crete
Reign	Trajan
Person (obv.)	Trajan (Augustus)
Dating	c. 115 (?)
Obverse inscription	ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤωΡ ΑΥΓ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΓΕΡ ΔΑΚΙ
Edition	Αὐτοκράτωρ Αὔγ(ουστος) Τραϊανὸς Γερ(μανικὸς) Δακι(κός)
Translation	Emperor Augustus Trajan Germanicus Dacicus
Obverse design	laureate bust of Trajan, with paludamentum on left shoulder, viewed from front, left
Reverse inscription	ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΚΡΗΤωΝ
Edition	Κοινόν Κρητῶν
Translation	Koinon of the Cretans
Reverse design	Europa on bull, right; below, dolphin, to right
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	28 mm
Average weight	13.56 g
Reference	Sv 76
Specimens	8 (4 in the core collections)
Note	Rev. legend clockwise starting at 9