Trajan, Nicopolis ad Lycum Mint, 112/3 AD - AE24 - Nike on rev
Identifier
ANRO-2017; RPC-III-2942
Reference Description
Armenia Minor, Nicopolis ad Lycum Mint
Trajan 98-117 AD, Yr. 42 112/3 AD
AE 24
Obverse: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ(Ϲ) ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ ΤΟ ϚΙ; Laureate head of Trajan, right, with drapery on left shoulder.
Reverse: ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕωϹ ΕΤΟΥϹ ΜΒ; Nike advancing, right, holding wreath and palm.
Example no. 7 is very interesting, as it has a countermark of Legio XV Apollinaris.
Trajan 98-117 AD, Yr. 42 112/3 AD
AE 24
Obverse: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ(Ϲ) ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ ΤΟ ϚΙ; Laureate head of Trajan, right, with drapery on left shoulder.
Reverse: ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕωϹ ΕΤΟΥϹ ΜΒ; Nike advancing, right, holding wreath and palm.
Example no. 7 is very interesting, as it has a countermark of Legio XV Apollinaris.
Provenance
| Auction or Collection | Date | Characteristics | |
| 9 | Leu Numismatik Web Auction 29 Lot 1276 | 24-Feb-2024 | 25mm, 10.53g, 12h |
| 8 | Astarte Auction 1 Lot 244 | 11-Jan-2024 | 26mm, 8.13g |
| 7 | Nomos Obolos Auction 30 Lot 525 | 17-Dec-2023 | 22mm, 7.57g, 11h |
| 6 | Leu Numismatik Web Auction 26 Lot 2175 | 8-Jul-2023 | 24mm, 8.43g, 12h |
| 5 | Olympus Numismatik Auction 3 Lot 462 | 20-May-2023 | 21mm, 8.31g |
| 4 | Leu Numismatik Web Auction 20 Lot 1882 | 16-Jul-2022 | 23mm, 7.94g, 11h |
| 3 | Biga Numismatics Auction 9 Lot 351 | 24-Apr-2022 | 23mm, 8.5g |
| 2 | Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 100 Lot 1332 | 29-May-2017 | 9.76g |
| 1 | Numismatik Lanz Auction 149 Lot 392 | 24-Jun-2010 | 9.91g |
Notes
Nicopolis ad Lycum, located in historical Armenia Minor (today’s Yeşilyayla, Turkey), was founded by Pompey the Great around 63 BC to commemorate his victory over Mithridates VI of Pontus. Strategically positioned along the Lycus River, the city became an important administrative and cultural center under Roman rule. It played a significant role in Roman-Armenian interactions, notably serving as a regional mint producing coins depicting Roman emperors, deities, and local iconography.
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Citation
“Trajan, Nicopolis ad Lycum Mint, 112/3 AD - AE24 - Nike on rev,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 31, 2025, http://armnumres.org/items/show/2017.