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Æ34 - Trajan ΘΙΝΕΙΤΗϹ ΝΟΜΟϹ, L ΙΒ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 98-117 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The syncretized deity Onuris-Shu/Ares stands facing, clad in cuirass and military dress, wearing a tall feathered crown atop his head. In his left hand he holds a tropaion (trophy of arms), while his right hand is extended over a lighted altar positioned in the right field, a gesture evoking both martial victory and ritual offering. The composition reflects the characteristic blending of Egyptian and Greco-Roman religious iconography prevalent in nome coinage of the Trajanic period. The reverse legend identifies this issue as belonging to the Thinite nome and dated to regnal year 12. |
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The ΘΙΝΕΙΤΗϹ ΝΟΜΟϹ designation identifies this coin as issued for the Thinite nome — the administrative district centered on Thinis, one of the oldest cities in Egyptian history and the seat of the first two pharaonic dynasties. Alexandrian nome coinage under Trajan formed part of a deliberate administrative system that circulated locally within individual nomes rather than freely across Egypt. L ΙΒ marks regnal year 12, placing the striking firmly in 108/109 AD.
Nome bronzes were not struck every year for every district — gaps are common, making certain year-and-nome combinations genuinely scarce.