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ORC3903 Trajan brass 2/3 dupondius F Trajan, orichalcum 2/3 dupondius, diobol, (8.13g) Eastern Mint, perhaps Cypriot, 115/116 AD, IMP CAES NER TRAINO OPTIMO AVG GERM Radiate and draped bust right. / DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI P P around oak wreath containing SC. F / VF, dark patina. Antioch has been suggested as a likely mint. The radiate crown is confusing, for the Imperial system of denominations. The 6:00 die axis suggests that this issue may have been struck at Rome, or "a strictly organised eastern branch mint of Rome, . . . producing an issue of Roman-style coins specifically adapted for local circulation in the East." A similar coinage was issued for Cyprus under the Flavians. Other Trajan coins from Cyprus have similar "Rome-style" look. The odd denomination of this issue, which has a half unit, also with a radiate crown. This radiate crown is confusing, for no as after the time of Tiberius bore it. The radiate crown was reserved for the dupondius, the double as. The Cypriot issues of Trajan were the first bronze coins issued for the island since 75/76 AD. This issue may be an attempt to finally reconcile the Ptolemaic Cypriot bronze denominations with the Roman Imperial system. The 14 gram tetradrachm of Cleopatra was about 33% silver, which made it worth one Roman denarii. Therefore, a drachm was equal to a sestertius. An obol was equal to 2/3 of an as. Claudius and Vespasian both issued sestertii, which would have been valued at 6 obols. The new issues of Trajan may have been 1/3 dupondius and 2/3 dupondius coins. Why would such odd denominations exist? If Ptolemaic coinage was still in circulation, it may have been devalued against the "new" coinage of Trajan. This brass coin has an average weight of just under 8 grams. It's sister coin has an average weight of just under 4 grams. As "Imperial" denominations this coinage circulated outside of Cyprus. 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