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Æ35 - Trajan ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΗϹ, L ΙΓ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 98-117 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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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 robust portraiture style characteristic of Alexandrian provincial coinage. The laureate wreath is rendered with fine individual leaves, and the facial features display the strong, idealized physiognomy associated with Trajanic imperial imagery. A partial Greek legend encircles the bust in the field, identifying the emperor with his honorific titles. The flan is broad but irregularly shaped, as is typical of hammered Alexandrian bronze issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | The syncretic deity Herishef-Heracles depicted standing frontally upon a stepped podium within an Egyptian naos-style temple framed by two columns adorned with uraei. The figure wears the Egyptian kalathos (modius) atop his head, combining Egyptian and Hellenistic divine attributes. A Nemean lion skin is draped over the left arm, which also cradles a club, while the right hand is extended downward toward a lion standing to the left with head turned right. The architectural framing and the fusion of Egyptian and Greek iconographic elements reflect the syncretic religious milieu of Roman Alexandria. The Greek legend in the exergual and field areas designates the nome of issue and the regnal year. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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