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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4947649, member: 110226&quot;]This is the second tridrachm I have purchased this year.&nbsp; What I find unusual with this coin is that it is a smaller cousin of the tetradrachm with the Tyche and swimming river god reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a crude coin, and it would not win any beauty contests.&nbsp; There&#039;s a major flan lamination on obverse, to the point where the metal split actually elevates part of Trajan&#039;s head.&nbsp; Beneath that point earthen material was deposited over the centuries, providing a natural bonding agent, thus keeping the leading edge from getting bent or breaking off.&nbsp; Additionally, there are two flan flaws on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the plus side, the reverse has a nice depiction of Tyche and the river god doing some laps (perhaps she is his coach).&nbsp; Also, portrait of Trajan, lamination notwithstanding, is nice.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, here is the coin. I would like to get your opinions on it, and any references for this type.&nbsp; I have been unable to locate anything on the Internet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Empire, 110/11 AD</p><p>Trajan</p><p>Tridrachm</p><p>Phoenicia, Tyre</p><p>Obverse: Trajan facing right</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Tyche, seated, river god swimming below</p><p>9.8 grams</p><p>24 mm (widest point), 6 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189228[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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