Alexandria: Trajan (98-117 AD) [ ALSK_0523 ]
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Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Trajan mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts, davor im Feld rechts Stern | Zeus sitzt auf hochlehnigem Thron nach links, die Rechte an langem Szepter, die Linke hält Blitzbündel; im Feld L ΙΗ |
| Depicted Person |
Trajan (98-117 AD)
(
Augustus
)
|
- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from rear)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
Cuirass (worn)
Paludamentum (worn)
|
Jupiter / Zeus (seated on, to the left, holding, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
Himation (worn)
Sceptre (held)
Thunderbolt (held)
Throne (underlying)
Eagle (left, standing, wings folded)
|
| Legend (edited) | ΑΥΤ(ΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) [ΤΡ]ΑΙΑΝ(ΟΣ) ΑΡΙ(ΣΤΟΣ) - ΣΕΒ(ΑΣΤΟΣ) ΓΕΡΜ(ΑΝΙΚΟΣ) ΔΑΚΙΚ(ΟΣ) | - |
| Legend (plain) | ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ΑΡΙ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ | - |
| Title (Latin) |
Imperator Traianus Optimus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in upper field
:
L Ι-Η
|
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC III 4876 | |
| Reference Literature |
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
1070
A. Geißen, Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln, Bd. I (Augustus – Trajan Nr. 1-740), Opladen 1974.
No.
683
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