Tetradrachm of Trajan, Emperor of Rome from Tyre

103–11

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 14.695 g, 6:00, 25 mm
Credit Line: The Ernest Collection in memory of Israel Myers
Accession Number: 2007.182.339
Geography: Made in Tyre, Phoenicia
Culture: Roman
Period: 2nd century A.D.
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: AVTOKR KAIS NER TRAIANOS SEB GERM DAK [Gk.] Head of Trajan laureate r. above eagle r. and club with haft r.

Reverse Description: DEMARCH EX YPAT E [Gk.] Bust of Melquarth laureate r. with lion's skin on shoulder.

Provenance

Anonymous, San Francisco, from about 2005 to 2007; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography

"Acquisitions, July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008," in "Recent Acquisitions," special issue, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2008), 192

Object copyright

Additional information

coins, money, tetradrachms

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