Roman Provincial, Trajan (98 - 117) Bronze. Assarion, Mysia, Parium mint
- Obverse: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO AVG GER DA / Laureate head of Trajan to right with countermark
- Reverse: OPTIMO PRINCIPI C G I P D D / Capricorn to right, bearing cornucopiae on its back; below, globe
Reference:
- RPC III 1538
- Plankenhorn, Mysien, p. 115, 52
- SNG Paris 1465 - 1466
- SNG Copenhagen 286
- Howgego GIC 220 (for countermark)
Other Information:
- The countermark depicts the diademed head of an Empress facing right with hair in a bun; possibly Trajan's wife, Plotina (died 121/122).
