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Æ23 - Trajan ΑΛΙΚΑΡΝΑϹΕΩΝ ΗΡΟΔΟΤΟϹ ΑΡϹΕΜΙΑ

Issuer Halicarnassus (Conventus of Halicarnassus)
Year 98-117
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Diameter 23 mm
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Obverse script Greek
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Reverse description Bearded and draped bust of the historian Herodotus facing right, portrayed in the manner of a philosopher or literary figure, with a full beard and himation draped over the left shoulder. The image commemorates Halicarnassus as the birthplace of Herodotus, reflecting the city's civic pride in its most celebrated native son. The surrounding Greek legend identifies the issuing city and the honored figure.
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Reverse lettering ΑΛΙΚΑΡΝΑϹΕΩΝ ΗΡΟΔΟΤΟϹ ΑΡϹΕΜΙΑ
(Translation: of the Halicarnassians, Herodotus, ARSEMIA(?))
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