Dardanos, Trajan, bronze (CN type 3988)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

98-117 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Dardanos in Troas under Trajan dated 98-117 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3988. Obverse: Laureate head of Trajan, right. Reverse: Aeneas walking right, head left, carrying Anchises on his left arm and leading Ascanius.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
17.6–18 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.68 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Dardanos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Trajan

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Trajan, right.
Reverse type
Aeneas walking right, head left, carrying Anchises on his left arm and leading Ascanius.
Obverse legend
[ ] ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟ[ ]
Reverse legend
ΔΑΡΔΑΝЄWΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3988
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3988

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