EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Hemidrachm (30.5mm, 12.64 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 112/3). Fine.

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Roman Provincial, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Hemidrachm (30.5mm, 12.64 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 112/3). Laureate half-length bust right, drapery on left shoulder / Trajan, laureate, standing left, in military dress, holding scepter; to right, Roma, standing left, raises right arm and holds parazonium, shield to right; L IϚ (date) across field. Köln 618 var. (bust); Dattari (Savio) 789 var. (same); K&G 27.480 var. (same); RPC III 4722.1 corr. (shield not described); Emmett 480.16. Rough brown surfaces, light green deposits. Fine. Very rare, only one known to RPC. Neither Emmett or K&G record this type as a hemidrachm..


Closing Date and Time: 2 August 2023 at 11:58:20 ET.

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