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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4489569, member: 85693&quot;]I just got this today in a batch of Byzantine folles.&nbsp; Odd lot.&nbsp; Anyway, I know nothing about these, and have been working on attribution tonight. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the problem - I have discovered that these come in several different variations of bust and legends.&nbsp; RPC Online has been most helpful - What seems closest is RPC 3000 - draped and cuirassed bust.&nbsp; The problem is, these are shown (and described) as seen from the back.&nbsp; Mine is seen from the front - or is it?&nbsp; The front/back bust thing confuses me sometimes. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/3000" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/3000" rel="nofollow">https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/3000</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is RPC 3000 from the site - bust from back:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1114062[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s mine, bust from front, with an attempt at attribution.&nbsp; I could find no other bust from front types like this online:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1114060[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Trajan&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Didrachm</b></p><p><b>Caesarea, Cappadocia</b></p><p><b>(112-117 A.D.)</b></p><p>[ΑΥΤ]ΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ laureate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust</p><p>right, from front / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ [ΕΞ Υ]ΠΑΤΟ Ϛ, club of Hercules</p><p>Caesarea Syd 214; Metcalf 63c; RPC 3000 (var. bust from rear).</p><p>(6.44 grams / 22 x 18 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Any help much appreciated. </p><p><br /></p><p>Share your didrachms too - this is my first one.&nbsp; Any info on why Trajan was issuing these so extensively would be appreciated too.&nbsp; I found a few earlier posts:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trajan-caesarea.337084/#post-3466118" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trajan-caesarea.337084/#post-3466118">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trajan-caesarea.337084/#post-3466118</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trajan-didrachm-recent-acquisition.302779/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trajan-didrachm-recent-acquisition.302779/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trajan-didrachm-recent-acquisition.302779/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/from-the-mountains-of-cappadocia.291221/#post-2652772" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/from-the-mountains-of-cappadocia.291221/#post-2652772">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/from-the-mountains-of-cappadocia.291221/#post-2652772</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-this-a-genuine-roman-coin.345109/#post-3660703" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-this-a-genuine-roman-coin.345109/#post-3660703">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-this-a-genuine-roman-coin.345109/#post-3660703</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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