EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 19.60 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 561
Lot: 502.
Closing Date: May 1 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (35mm, 19.60 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4). AYT TPAIAN CЄB ΓЄPM ΔAKIK, radiate half-length nude bust right, seen from the front, aegis on left shoulder / Apollo standing left, head right, holding branch; to right, Artemis standing facing, head left, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder and bow; L I Z (date) across field. Köln 631 var. (laureate bust); Dattari (Savio) 799 var. (same); K&G 27.531 var. (same); RPC III 4780.4 var. (same); Emmett 402.17. Brown patina, cleaning scratches, light porosity, trace deposits. Near VF. Extremely rare, unpublished in the major references.

This reverse type was only struck for Trajan for two regnal years, RY 16 and 17. The radiate bust is not recorded for either year paired with this reverse.

Closing Date and Time: 1 May 2024 at 12:47:00 ET.

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