Dinarius ID

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by 7Calbrey, Feb 14, 2019.

  1. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    I suspect that Emperor Trajan is on obverse of of this silver Dinarius weighing 2.59 g. The reverse shows someone kneeling before a person holding a scepter. Hope someone may kindly identify this coin better than I.

    Dinaslve O.jpg DinarCut R.jpg
     
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  3. Jay GT4

    Jay GT4 Well-Known Member

    It is Trajan and it should be easy enough to figure out the reverse. Can you read or make out what's on the reverse? That's the first step

    Hint: it's a camel
     
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  4. Marsyas Mike

    Marsyas Mike Well-Known Member

    I don't think it is a denarius... drachm, I think. And yep, that's a camel.
     
  5. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    There are denarii with this type reverse but they have Latin legends rather than Greek as on the OP coin.
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  6. Marsyas Mike

    Marsyas Mike Well-Known Member

    An interesting series actually - read somewhere that the drachms may have been minted in Rome for use out East. They seem to be abundant:

    Denarius (Latin legends):

    Trajan - Camel Den Apr. 2018 (0).jpg


    Drachm (Greek legends):

    Trajan - Bostra Drachm Arabia Jul 2017 (1).JPG
     
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  8. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    I just wake up. Thanks guys. The standing person is likely to be "Arabia". I remember I saw a similar one, long time ago. It was struck in Cappadocia-
    Caesaria.
     
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