Trajan, Nicopolis ad Lycum Mint, 112/3 AD - AE34 - Zeus on rev
Identifier
ANRO-2016; RPC-III-2941
Reference Description
Armenia Minor, Nicopolis ad Lycum Mint
Trajan 98-117 AD, Yr. 42 112/3 AD
AE 34
Obverse: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ ΤΟ ϚΙ; laureate head of Trajan, right, with drapery on left shoulder.
Reverse: ΕΤΟΥϹ ΜΒ ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ; Zeus seated on throne, left, holding Nike in right hand, left resting on sceptre.
Trajan 98-117 AD, Yr. 42 112/3 AD
AE 34
Obverse: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ ΤΟ ϚΙ; laureate head of Trajan, right, with drapery on left shoulder.
Reverse: ΕΤΟΥϹ ΜΒ ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ; Zeus seated on throne, left, holding Nike in right hand, left resting on sceptre.
Provenance
| Auction or Collection | Date | Characteristics | |
| 9 | Bucephalus Numismatic Auction 18 Lot 231 | 21-Apr-2023 | 33mm, 23.96g |
| 8 | Leu Numismatik Web Auction 20 Lot 1881 | 16-Jul-2022 | 33mm, 26.58g, 1h |
| 7 | CNG Auction 120 Lot 618 | 11-May-2022 | 33mm, 21.27g, 1h |
| 6 | Biga Numismatics Auction 8 Lot 341 | 20-Feb-2022 | 34mm, 20.59g |
| 5 | Savoca Numismatik Auction 120 Lot 674 | 11-Dec-2021 | 32mm, 20.07g |
| 4 | Demos Auction 3 Lot 374 | 17-Jul-2021 | 34mm, 17.34g |
| 3 | Papillon Numismatics Auction 4 Lot 362 | 19-Dec-2020 | 30mm, 17.7g |
| 2 | Leu Numismatik Web Auction 11 Lot 1290 | 22-Feb-2020 | 35mm, 26.29g, 7h |
| 1 | Roma Numismatics Auction 55 Lot 545 | 18-Apr-2019 | 33mm, 23.62g, 12h |
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 - AE34 - Zeus on rev,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed June 1, 2025, https://armnumres.org/index.php/items/show/2016.