Alexandria: Trajan (98-117 AD)

Categorisation

Nominal	Dichalkon
Period	Roman Imperial period (30 BC - 284 AD)
Reign (Person)	Trajan (98-117 AD)
Coinage Right	Ancient Ruler's issue
Dating	98-117 AD
Mint	Alexandria
Political Area	Aegyptus
Region	Egypt
Numismatic Field	Roman Provincial Numismatics
Language	Greek

Materiality

Material	Bronze
Diameter	11.00 mm
Weight	0.59 g
Die Axis	12 o'clock
Manufacturing	struck

Die properties

	Obverse	Reverse
Description	Kopf des Trajan mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts	Ibis geht rechts; im Feld oben L [.]
Depicted Person	Trajan (98-117 AD) ( Augustus )	-
Picture concept	Portrait type: head (to the right) Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing) Laurel wreath (worn)	Ibis (advancing, to the right)

References and Commentary

Reference Literature

G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901. No. 1214

F. Feuardent, Collections Giovanni di Demetrio, Numismatique, Égypte ancienne II, Domination romain, Paris 1872. No. 941

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. 724 (This sample)

G. Macdonald, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection, Vol. III, Glasgow 1905. No. 231

J. G. Milne, Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. With a Supplement by C. M. Kraay, London 1971. No. 554

Alexandria: Trajan (98-117 AD) [ AL_0724 ]