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AR20 - Trajan ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟ Ϛ
| Issuer | Cyrenaica (Cyrenaica and Crete) |
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| Year | 114-116 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Trajan facing right, with paludamentum visible from the rear, rendered in fine provincial die-cutting style. The emperor's portrait displays characteristic strong facial features with a wreath of laurel leaves securing the hair. The Greek imperial legend encircles the effigy along the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟ Ϛ |
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Struck during Trajan's Dacian and Parthian war years, this provincial issue from Cyrenaica reflects Rome's administrative pairing of the province with Crete — an awkward jurisdictional marriage dating to 27 BC that persisted purely for bureaucratic convenience. The legend fragment ΥΠΑΤΟ Ϛ places this coin within Trajan's sixth consulship, a dating tool that helps narrow attribution within what is otherwise a compressed and poorly documented provincial series.