Trajan, Nicopolis ad Lycum Mint, 104/5 AD - AE15 - Text on rev
Identifier
ANRO-2015; RPC-III-2940
Reference Description
Armenia Minor, Nicopolis ad Lycum Mint
Trajan 98-117 AD, Yr. 35 105/6 AD
AE 15
Obverse: Laureate head of Trajan, right.
Reverse: ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΕΤ ΛΔ; inscription in four lines in laurel wreath.
Trajan 98-117 AD, Yr. 35 105/6 AD
AE 15
Obverse: Laureate head of Trajan, right.
Reverse: ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΕΤ ΛΔ; inscription in four lines in laurel wreath.
Provenance
| Auction or Collection | Date | Characteristics | |
| 8 | Aphrodite Art Coins Auction G1 Lot 357 | 28-Jul-2024 | 13mm, 2.49g |
| 7 | Bay Numismatics Auction 3 Lot 178 | 29-May-2024 | 14mm, 2.00g |
| 6 | Biga Numismatics Auction 31 Lot 427 | 11-May-2024 | 15mm, 2.49g |
| 5 | Numisfitz Auction 3 Lot 474 | 3-Dec-2023 | 14mm, 1.52g |
| 4 | Numismad Auction 8 Lot 840 | 9-Jun-2023 | 15mm, 1.58g |
| 3 | Demos Auctions 16 Lot 657 | 3-Feb-2023 | 15mm, 1.75g |
| 2 | Leu Numismatik Web Auction 24 Lot 2118 | 3-Dec-2022 | 16mm, 2.58g, 1h |
| 1 | Numismatik Naumann Auction 102 Lot 1244 | 2-May-2021 | 15mm, 1.70g |
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, 104/5 AD - AE15 - Text on rev,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 31, 2025, https://armnumres.org/index.php/items/show/2015.