Trajan is one of my favorite emperors. When it comes to portrait coins, bigger is better. This coin minted at Antioch which is slightly larger in diameter than a denarius (and much thicker, so it is quite a bit heavier). 20 mm. 7.22 grams. Silver didrachm. Trajan, 98-117. Struck 100 as COS III (see the Gamma, Γ, at the end of the reverse legend?) AYTOKP KAIC NEP TRAIANOC Early style portrait. ΔHMAPX ЄYΞΠAT Γ Eagle standing left with palm Branch and club in left field Prier 1484. McAlee 484. PRC 3578. Show us a Roman provincial Trajan!
I have two Trajan provincials, one a 27 mm. tetradrachm from Tyre with Melqart on the reverse, and the other a 19 mm. drachm from Arabia Bostra (at least traditionally) with a camel reverse.
Thanks, @Valentinian ... I always really liked that size of Ancient coin in Silver: Shekel, Didrachm, Pre-Reform Heavy Denarius, Stater are all a great size in-hand. I will follow @DonnaML ’s lead: TRAIANUS Arabia Petraea, Bostra. Trajan. CE 98-117. AR drachm (18.57 mm, 2.92 g, 8 h). Struck CE 112. AYTOKP KAIC NEP TPAIANω APICTω CЄB ΓЄPM ΔAK, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔHMAPX EΞ UPATO ς, (ς = "six times consul" = A.D. 112) Camel walking left. SNG ANS 1158; SNG von Aulock 6408; Sydenham, Caesarea 205. Ex Harlan J. Berk Ex: Agora AYTOKP KAIC NЄP TPAINω APICTω CЄB ΓЄPM ΔAK AUTOCRAIS NER TRAIANW ARISTW SEB GERM DAC ΔHMAPX ЄΞ YΠATO ς (= "six times consul" = A.D. 112) DHMARCE XUPATOS
Here's a Trajan provincial from Antioch. I did a write-up about this one about a year ago. Trajan, AD 98-117. Roman Provincial Æ 29 mm, 15.86 g, 12 h. Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, AD 115-116. Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΡΙϹΤ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ, laureate head, right. Countermark: laurel branch in incuse rectangle, Howgego 378 (69 sp.). Rev: S·C in laurel wreath; Є below. Refs: RPC III 3616; cf. BMC 20, p. 185, 286 (with same countermark); Wruck 196; McAlee 489(e).
PROVINCIAL TRAIANUS Roman Empire Trajan Egypt AE Dichalkon Laureate hd L Rhinoceros walking L LI-Z yr 17 CE 113-114 12.9mm 1.25g Emmet 719 var. rhino right
What an interesting coin with the bust on top of eagle. I have to believe that that sort of obverse motif is not common. Love it
Thanks. Most of the Trajan tetradrachms from Tyre that I've seen have an eagle on the obverse under Trajan's bust. Edited to add: there are 23 such coins for sale on VCoins. 16 have a small eagle on the obverse under Trajan's bust. The other 7 have a large eagle on the reverse.
Trajan, AR tetradrachm of Antioch, Syria. AD 111-112. 24mm / 14g AYTOKR KAIC NER TRAIANOC CEB GERM DAK, laureate bust right / DHMARX EX IS YPAT S, Eagle standing facing on club, wings spread, head left, palm branch right. SNG Lewis 1770, Sear GIC 1077, Vagi 1271; Sear (1988) 1040.
