Coin Community Family of Web Sites
300,000 items to help build your collection! Royal Canadian Mint products, Canadian, Polish, American, and world coins and banknotes. Coin, Banknote and Medal Collectors's Online Mall Specializing in Modern Numismatics FactoryPin — Custom challenge coins for military, police, and organizations. Global shipping, affordable prices, special discounts for service members!  Vancouvers #1 Coin and Paper Money Dealer
Username:
Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?


This page may contain links that result in small commissions to keep this free site up and running.

Welcome Guest! Register Now! It's free!

Registering and/or logging in will remove the anchor (bottom) ads and vignette (between pages) ads.

Looking For Attribution Help On This Trajan Provincial Ae-31

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.
Author Previous TopicReplies: 4 / Views: 315Next Topic  
Pillar of the Community
Learn More...
Paul Bulgerin's Avatar
United States
3078 Posts
 Posted 05/20/2025  4:16 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Paul Bulgerin to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I have a very worn example of the Trajan provincial pictured below. Several years ago I located these photos but neglected to write down or save the actual attribution information.

My example is an AE-31 that weighs 16.94 grams.

Any help with an ID would be appreciated. Thanks!



Paul Bulgerin
Pillar of the Community
Tanman2001's Avatar
United States
4334 Posts
 Posted 05/20/2025  7:28 pm  Show Profile   Check Tanman2001's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Tanman2001 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
From Smyrna, Ionia. RPC III 1965: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/1965

Pictured coin is Specimen #1 in RPC.
Moderator
Learn More...
Spence's Avatar
United States
33143 Posts
 Posted 05/20/2025  7:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@paul, I'm definitely not an expert on these, but this seems to be somewhat close: IONIA, Smyrna. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Pentassarion

See these acsearch links (same coin I think, but slightly different info from the sellers):

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=392890
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=12892500

Hope this helps get you started in your research.


Added: looks like @tan identified the same coin as a match, which makes me feel more confident--they just have faster fingers.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb

"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
Pillar of the Community
Learn More...
Paul Bulgerin's Avatar
United States
3078 Posts
 Posted 05/20/2025  8:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Paul Bulgerin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks to you both for your numismatic detective work. This one really had me going.

Now I can type up the insert in peace.
Paul Bulgerin
Pillar of the Community
Learn More...
Paul Bulgerin's Avatar
United States
3078 Posts
 Posted 05/20/2025  8:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Paul Bulgerin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Now that I know where to look I have found it in my copy of Sear's "Greek Imperial Coins" as #1006 from Smyrna.
Paul Bulgerin
  Previous TopicReplies: 4 / Views: 315Next Topic  

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.



    





Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2025 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us  |  Advertise Here  |  Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum © 2005 - 2025 Coin Community Forums
It took 0.25 seconds to rattle this change. Forums