Please support our sponsors Log In | Register [83796 Coins (44240 Unverified)]

Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     77000920      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Trajan Date Ruled:     AD 98-117 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     As Date Struck:     AD circa Weight:     7.81 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Description:     IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM, radiate and draped bust right Reverse Description:     DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI P P, oak wreath around S • C. RIC II 647; Strack 479; BMCRE 1096; Cohen 123 Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     EF, dark green-brown patina, earthen highlights Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115343 Grade:     Bold portrait and attractive surfaces. Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 920 This unusual issue struck at the end of 115 is typically attributed to an eastern mint, usually Antioch. The issue consisted of the as and semis, both with radiate busts, and both struck on orichalcum flans. Metallurgical tests have shown that the orichalcum used is indistinguishable from the orichalcum used for Roman sestertii and dupondii and quite different from the orichalcum used for some provincial issues. This fact, along with the style of the portraiture and legend, and the die axis of 6:00 versus the normal 12:00 die axis for the Antioch mint, suggests that this issue was minted at Rome and shipped to Syria. See the two articles by Metcalf in ANSMN 20 (1975) and 22 (1977), and Carradice and Cowell's article in NC (1987).

Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe