[Home, My eBay, Site Map, Sign In/Out] [eBay logo] [Main Navigation] [Browse Sub-Navigation] ORC5712 Trajan 2/3 dupondius ctmk VF Item # 1352786158 Coins:Coins: World:Ancient:Roman: Imperial Bidding is closed for this item. belge (426) [star] is the winner and has completed Checkout. Buyer and seller can view Checkout Summary [Image] Learn more Payment Details Payment Instructions Item price US WE DO NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL --- PLEASE USE $112.50 CHECKOUT AND EBAY PAYMENTS! --- NO CHARGE U.S. Shipping and handling US $0.00 FOR SHIPPING (except to Italy, $7.00). --- Shipping insurance per item (not available) -- FOR OTHER PAYMENT OPTIONS, GO TO: Sales tax (none) US $0.00 http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/oldromancoins.com -------------------------------------------------- [Spacer] [Show description]CurrentlyUS $112.50 First bid US $1.00 Quantity 1 # of bids 13 bid history [Leave feedback] Time leftAuction has Location New England (to seller) ended. (to bidder) Country USA [envelope] mail this auction Started May-13-02 If you are the 11:15:27 PDT to a friend seller or a high May-23-02 [Gift Alert] request a gift bidder - now Ends 11:15:27 PDT what? alert [Image] Seller oldromancoins.com (1568) [star] [Powerseller] (Rating) [about me] view comments in seller's Feedback Profile | view seller's other items | ask seller a question | Checkout summary [Image] High bid belge (426) [star] [Image] Payment Money Order/Cashiers eBay Payments [Image] Checks. Personal [Image] [Image] Checks. Visa/MasterCard. You can win $5000 from See item Visa! description for Winning View Checkout payment methods Bidder & summary accepted Seller: Shipping Seller pays for shipping. Seller ships internationally (worldwide). [Image] Seller Services Checkout summary | Relist this item Make a Personal Offer Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Auction currency is U.S. dollars ( US $ ) unless otherwise noted. Description Classical Cash and [Image] Please click the banner above to go to our eBay "AboutMe" home page. present -- our 157th eBay Sale! [Image] [Image] If the photos above do not load, click here for Obverse and click here for Reverse ORC5712 Trajan 2/3 dupondius ctmk VF Trajan, orichalcum 2/3 dupondius, diobol, (9.12g) Eastern Mint, perhaps Cypriot, 115/116 AD, IMP CAES NER TRAINO OPTIMO AVG GERM Radiate and draped bust right, oval countermark of laurel twig before. / DAC PARTHICO P M TR PO[T] XX COS VI P P around oak wreath containing SC. RIC 644. VF, brassy. 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 organized 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. Inside of Cyprus, change for an obol could be made quickly. before you bid, if you have a question about this item. to see ALL the items in this sale and how to pay if you win The eBay Way to Pay - Enjoy Full Purchase Protection! [Image] [Image] [Image] -------------------------------------------------- [Image] Checkout ORC5712 Trajan 2/3 dupondius ctmk VF [Image] How Checkout Item # 1352786158 Helps You [Image] Checkout lets you pay your seller belge (426) [star] is the winner and has quickly and completed Checkout. easily. 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