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| Uitgever | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Jaar | 113-114 |
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| Gewicht | 1.55 g |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Laureate head of Emperor Trajan facing right, rendered in the typical provincial style of the Alexandrian mint. The portrait displays the characteristic wreath of laurel leaves about the head, with the neck truncation visible at the base. The surrounding field is plain, with a faint dotted border partially visible along the coin's irregular edge. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A rhinoceros standing to the left, depicted in a sturdy, compact stance with characteristic horn and heavy body mass rendered in low relief. The figure occupies the central field of the coin. Above or in the upper field, the regnal year date L ΙΖ (Year 17) appears in Greek characters, corresponding to the 17th year of Trajan's reign (AD 113/114). A ground line is suggested beneath the animal. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Year 17 of Trajan's reign in Egypt corresponds to 113–114 AD, placing this issue in the window between his Dacian victories and the launch of his Parthian campaign. Alexandrian bronze at this denomination circulated at the absolute base of the monetary system — handled constantly, traded for single loaves or small measures of grain in a city of nearly half a million people. Survival in any condition above corroded slug is the exception.