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Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.

Marcus Ulpius Traianus, a brilliant general and administrator, was adopted and proclaimed emperor by the aging Nerva in 98 A.D. Regarded as one of Rome's greatest emperors, Trajan was responsible for the annexation of Dacia, the invasion of Arabia and an extensive and lavish building program across the empire. Under Trajan, Rome reached its greatest extent. Shortly after the annexation of Mesopotamia and Armenia, Trajan was forced to withdraw from most of the new Arabian provinces. While returning to Rome to direct operations against the new threats, Trajan died at Selinus in Cilicia.Roman Dominions in the Time of Trajan

Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Attaea, Mysia

|Other| |Mysia|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Attaea,| |Mysia||AE| |18|
Attaea appears to be known only from its coinage. Its site is uncertain but, based on coin finds, may be Dikeliköy, Turkey.
RP112053. Bronze AE 18, RPC Online III 1752 (8 spec.); SNG BnF 141; von Fritze 364, Stumpf 544, F, dark patina, highlighting earthen deposits, weight 4.316 g, maximum diameter 17.9 mm, die axis 0o, Attaea (Dikeliköy, Turkey?) mint, c. 101 - 103 A.D.; obverse AYT KAIC NEP TPAI CEB (Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus), laureate head right, small lituus before chest; reverse EΠI ANΘ CEKOYN ATTAITΩN, Zeus standing facing, head left, fulmen (thunderbolt) in right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand; eagle at his feet on right, standing right head turned back to left; rare; $90.00 SALE PRICE $81.00
 


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Irenopolis, Cilicia

|Cilicia|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Irenopolis,| |Cilicia||AE| |18|
Irenopolis or Eirenopolis or Eirenoupolis, known briefly as Neronias in honor of the Roman emperor Nero, was in northeastern Cilicia, not far from the Calycadnus river, on the site of modern Düzici, Osmaniye province, Turkey, at the mouth of the Darb al-'Ain pass. It was probably founded by Antiochus IV of Commagene. Coins of the city show that Asclepius and Hygeia were worshiped there, probably connected with the natural spring of the area. The city is mentioned by Hierocles, Nicephore, and Calliste. Christianity first came to the area in the 1st century; the mountain pass location made it an early candidate for missionaries. The city came under Muslim rule following the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.
RP114042. Bronze AE 18, Karbach Eirenopolis 20-23, RPC Online III 3389, SNG BnF 2251, SNG Leypold 2395, SNG Tahberer 590, SNG Levante 1604, Ziegler 1330, aVF, green patina, encrustation, spots of corrosion (stable) , weight 3.424 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 0o, Irenopolis (Düzici, Turkey) mint, 98 - 99 A.D.; obverse AYTO KAICAP TPAIANOC (Imperator Caesar Traianus), laureate head right; reverse IPHNOΠOΛEITΩN ZM (year 47), Eirene-Nemesis standing right, winged, drawing out drapery from neck with right hand, caduceus downward in left hand, wheel at feet on right; $90.00 SALE PRICE $81.00
 


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Perinthus, Thrace

|Perinthus|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Perinthus,| |Thrace||AE| |20|NEW
Perinthos, later called Heraclea and Marmara Eregli today, is 90 km west of Istanbul near a small pointed headland on the north shore of the Marmara Sea. It is said to have been a Samian colony, founded about 599 B.C. It is famous chiefly for its stubborn and successful resistance to Philip II of Macedon in 340 B.C.; at that time it seems to have been more important than Byzantium itself. In 46 A.D., after the death of the Thracian king Rhoemetalces III and after an unsuccessful anti-Roman revolt, the Thracian Kingdom was annexed by Claudius as the Roman province of Thracia. Perinthus was made the capital of Roman Thracia.
RP114400. Bronze AE 20, RPC Online III 700.3 (same dies), Schönert-Geiss Perinthos 349 corr. (obv. leg.), Varbanov III 59 var. (obv. leg.), aVF, full legends, green patina, light earthen deposits, a few shallow pits, weight 5.835 g, maximum diameter 20.4 mm, die axis 180o, Heraclea Perinthos (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, 102 - 8/9 Aug 117 A.D.; obverse AYTOK NEP TPAIANOC CEBA ΓP Δ (NE & AN ligate, Imperator Nerva Traianus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus), laureate head right; reverse ΠEPIN-ΘIΩN, Dionysus standing half left, wreathed in ivy, nude but for chlamys on shoulders and boots, pouring from kantharos in right hand, thyrsus vertical behind in left hand, flaming altar at feet left, six-pointed star upper left; $90.00 SALE PRICE $81.00
 


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt

|Roman| |Egypt|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt||dichalkon|
The North African elephant (Loxodonta africana pharaohensis) is an extinct subspecies of the African bush elephant, or possibly a separate elephant species, that existed in North Africa, north of the Sahara, until it died out in Roman times. These were the famous war elephants used by Carthage in the Punic Wars, their conflict with the Roman Republic. Although the subspecies has been formally described, it has not been widely recognized by taxonomists. Other names for this animal include the North African forest elephant, Carthaginian elephant, and Atlas elephant. Originally, its range probably extended across North Africa and down to the present Sudanese and Eritrean coasts.
RX111825. Bronze dichalkon, Geissen 460, Dattari 1203, Kampmann 27.51, SNG BnF IV 1036, Emmett 701.7, F, dark green and brown patina, cleaning marks, weight 1.392 g, maximum diameter 13.0 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 103 - 28 Aug 104 A.D.; obverse no legend, laureate head right; reverse elephant walking right, L Z (year 7) above; ex Classical Numismatic Group e-sale 481 (02 Dec 2020), lot 346; ex Judy Day Frink Collection; $80.00 SALE PRICE $72.00
 


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Attaea, Mysia

|Other| |Mysia|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Attaea,| |Mysia||AE| |17|
Attaea appears to be known only from its coinage. Its site is uncertain but, based on coin finds, may be Dikeliköy, Turkey.
RP113005. Bronze AE 17, RPC Online III 1756; SNG Cop 32; Von Fritze AMNG IV 368 - 373; BMC Mysia p. 15, 5; SNGvA 1073; SNG BnF -, VF, nice green patina, tight flan, weight 3.223 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 15o, Attaea (Dikeliköy, Turkey?) mint, obverse AY NEPBAC TPAIANOC, laureate head right; reverse ATTAEITΩN, draped, youthful bust of the Senate right, wearing taenia; ex Leu Numismatik web auction 24 (3 Dec 2022), lot 4995 (part of); $70.00 SALE PRICE $63.00
 


Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Caesarea, Cappadocia

|Cappadocia|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.,| |Caesarea,| |Cappadocia||hemidrachm|NEW
Kayseri, Turkey was originally named Mazaca. It was renamed Eusebia by Ariarathes V Eusebes, King of Cappadocia, 163 - 130 B.C. The last king of Cappadocia, King Archelaus, renamed it "Caesarea in Cappadocia" to honor Caesar Augustus upon his death in 14 A.D. Muslim Arabs slightly modified the name into Kaisariyah, which became Kayseri when the Seljuk Turks took control, c. 1080 A.D.

RPC Online lists the date "AD 119/20" for this coin issue of year 4 (Δ) which must surely be incorrect if Hadrian became emperor in August 117 A.D. We therefore are following the date given in Metcalf.
RS113850. Silver hemidrachm, RPC III Online 3075 (31 spec.); Metcalf 86b; Sydenham Caesarea 256; SNGvA 6412; SNG Hunt I 2228; SNG Fitzwilliam VII 5451; BMC Galatia p. 62, 142, F, well-centered with full legend, obv. die wear, light pitting on rev., weight 1.558 g, maximum diameter 15.8 mm, die axis 0o, Cappadocia, Caesarea (Kayseri, Turkey) mint, 120 - 121 A.D.; obverse AYTO KAIC TPAI AΔPIANOC CEBACT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse Nike advancing right, holding wreath in right hand, palm frond in left hand and over left shoulder, ET Δ (year 4) in lower right field; ex Leu Numismatik auction 24 (3-6 Dec 2022), lot 5078 (part of); $70.00 SALE PRICE $63.00
 


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.

|Trajan|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.||as|
In 100 A.D., there were just over 300,000 soldiers in the Roman Army.
RB112568. Copper as, Woytek 82c, BnF IV 106, RIC II 402 var., Cohen II 617 var., SRCV II 3242 var., Hunter II 226 var., BMCRE III 740 var. (all var. no aegis), gF, well centered, turquoise green patina, porosity, weight 11.006 g, maximum diameter 28.0 mm, die axis 135o, Rome mint, 1 Jan - c. Oct 100 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, laureate head right, aegis on left shoulder; reverse TR POT COS III P P, Victory flying left, shield in right hand inscribed S P / Q R in two lines, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; from the Collection of Dr. Jüregen Buschek; $60.00 SALE PRICE $54.00
 


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Attaea, Mysia

|Other| |Mysia|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Attaea,| |Mysia||AE| |20|
Attaea appears to be known only from its coinage. Its site is uncertain but, based on coin finds, may be Dikeliköy, Turkey.

As an example of how the German volumes of Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands (The Ancient coins of Northern Greece) are so utterly thorough, AMNG IV goes so far as to note (under each catalog number) which coins of the present type depict the Senate with "hair rolled" as opposed to the style with "curly hair falling down." Our prim and proper coin shows off the former hairdo.
RP113947. Bronze AE 20, AMNG IV 371; RPC Online III 1756; Winterthur 2525; SNG Hunterian I 1345-1346 var. (obv. leg.); SNG Cop 32 var. (same); BMC Mysia p. 15, 5 var. (same), gF, large oblong flan, clean smooth surfaces, flan cracks, uneven strike with weak areas, weight 2.742 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 180o, Attaea (Dikeliköy[?], Turkey) mint, c. 98-117 A.D.; obverse A-Y NEPBA - TPAIANO, laureate head right; reverse ATTA-EITΩN, draped, unbearded bust of the Senate right, hair rolled; $50.00 SALE PRICE $45.00
 


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Attaea, Mysia

|Other| |Mysia|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Attaea,| |Mysia||AE| |17|NEW
Attaea appears to be known only from its coinage. Its site is uncertain but, based on coin finds, may be Dikeliköy, Turkey.
MA114408. Bronze AE 17, SNG BnF 145; SNG Cop 31; SNG Leypold 288; RPC Online III 1755.6; Waddington 5746; von Fritze AMNG IV 367, F, green patina, rough, weight 3.081 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, die axis 0o, Attaea (Dikeliköy, Turkey?) mint, obverse AVT KAI-CAP ?ΕΒ (Imperator Caesar Augustus), laureate head of Trajan right; reverse ATTAEITΩN, draped, youthful bust of the Senate right, wearing taenia; $40.00 SALE PRICE $36.00
 


Le Monete Di Traiano Catalogo Del Civico Gabinetto Numismatico Museo Archeologico Di Milano, 1973

|Roman| |Books|, |Le| |Monete| |Di| |Traiano| |Catalogo| |Del| |Civico| |Gabinetto| |Numismatico| |Museo| |Archeologico| |Di| |Milano,| |1973|
The catalogue of the coins of Trajan at the Civic Numismatic Museum, Archaeological Museum Of Milan.
BK18271. Le Monete Di Traiano Catalogo Del Civico Gabinetto Numismatico Museo Archeologico Di Milano, in Italian, hardcover, small stain on spine, linen covering loose at spin, LX plus 67 pages, 25 plates, international shipping at the actual cost of postage, priced $85 in ABE books; $25.00 SALE PRICE $22.50
 




    



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