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Æ34 - Trajan ϹΕΒΝΝΥΤΗϹ (sic), L ΙΓ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 98-117 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of the Emperor Trajan facing right, depicted nude with an aegis draped over the left shoulder, rendered in the Hellenistic-Egyptian provincial style characteristic of Alexandrian coinage. The portrait displays strong, idealized facial features with a laureate wreath clearly visible encircling the head. The legend runs around the periphery of the flan in Greek characters. The flan is irregular in shape, as is typical of provincial bronze issues of this period, with a broad, slightly convex field. The overall style reflects the blending of Roman imperial portraiture with local Alexandrian die-cutting traditions. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The syncretized deity Onuris-Shu is depicted standing to the left, clad in military dress and wearing a helmet, holding a spear in the raised right hand and a parazonium (short sword) in the left hand. In the left field at the deity's feet stands an oryx facing left, serving as the emblematic animal of the Sebennyte nome. The composition is characteristic of Alexandrian nome coinage issued under Trajan, associating Roman imperial authority with local Egyptian religious iconography. The reverse legend identifies the nome and the regnal year in Greek script. The overall style reflects the eclectic blend of Greco-Roman and pharaonic artistic conventions prevalent in provincial Egyptian coinage. |
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