American Numismatic Society: Silver Cistophorus of Trajan, Asia Minor, AD 98

Obverse: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M - Head of Trajan, laureate, right

Reverse: COM ASIA - Trajan, in military dress, standing left, being crowned by Fortuna?, holding cornucopiae; all within distyle temple with ROM ET AVG inscribed in the frieze

Physical Description

Axis: 7
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 9.57
- Diameter (in mm): 25

Typological Description

Date Range: AD 98 - AD 117
Object Type: Coin
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Cistophorus
Material: Silver
Authority
- Authority: Trajan
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Mint: Asia Minor
- Region: Asia
Obverse
- Portrait: Trajan
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Reverse
- Portrait: Trajan
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
- Deity: Fortuna

References

Reference: RIC II Trajan 723
Reference: BMC 711
Reference: RPC III.1320

Administrative History

Identifier: 1997.28.1
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

Series: RIC.1.2

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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Silver Cistophorus of Trajan, Asia Minor, AD 98 - AD 117 1997.28.1

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Subjects

Rights

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