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Æ24 - Trajan L ΙΑ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 107-108 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, seen from the rear, the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The surrounding Greek legend reads ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ, citing his imperial titles of Augustus, Germanicus, and Dacicus. The portrait is rendered in the typical Alexandrian provincial style, with robust modelling of the head and armor. The flan is irregular, as is characteristic of hand-struck Egyptian provincial bronze coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ (Translation: Emperor Trajan Augustus Germanicus Dacicus) |
| Reverse description | The sacred Apis bull is depicted standing to the left, rendered with characteristic solidity and naturalistic detail, its tail raised and a solar disc between its horns as befits the sacred animal of Memphis. An altar appears before the bull in the left field. Above the bull in the upper field, the regnal date legend L ΙΑ (Year 11) is inscribed in Greek. The composition reflects the synthesis of Egyptian religious iconography with Roman imperial coinage conventions that is distinctive of Alexandrian tetradrachm and bronze production. |
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