Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Æ35 - Trajan L ΙΓ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
|---|---|
| Year | 109-110 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | ND (109-110) |
| Additional information |
Year 13 of Trajan's reign in Egypt fell during the height of his Dacian war preparations and consolidations — Alexandria's mint was among the most prolific provincial operations in the empire, calibrating its bronze output to local needs rather than Rome's monetary directives. Egyptian provincial bronzes operated on a closed currency system; coins brought in from outside were melted and restruck, which is why Alexandrian pieces rarely turn up in hoards outside the Nile valley. The L ΙΓ date formula is the mint's standard regnal notation, making precise annual attribution possible where most provincial issues offer none.