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Æ34 - Trajan ΕΡΜΟΠΟΛΙΤΗϹ, L ΙΓ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 98-117 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC III#6280 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Thoth-Hermes syncretized deity, bearded, facing left, wearing the atef crown surmounted upon ram's horns, a distinctly Egyptian composite headdress. The deity holds a winged caduceus in the left hand, while the right hand supports a seated baboon wearing a sun disk, an iconographic reference to Thoth's association with lunar cycles and wisdom. Before the figure, an ibis stands facing left, further reinforcing the Hermopolite cult imagery. The legend in the field identifies the nome and regnal year. |
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Alexandrian bronze dated to regnal year 13 of Trajan (109/110 AD), issued from the mint that served as the administrative and monetary hub of Roman Egypt. The province operated under a closed currency system — Roman silver and gold did not circulate freely there, forcing all local exchange through Egypt-specific issues. The ΕΡΜΟΠΟΛΙΤΗϹ nome designation anchors this piece to the Hermopolite nome in Middle Egypt, one of the administrative districts whose population was occasionally honored through localized reverse types during the Trajanic series.