

Egypt. Alexandria. Trajan, 98-117. Drachm (Bronze, 36.01 mm, 25.05 g). Dated RY 17 (= 113/4). ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ CЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚΙΚ Heroic nude bust of Trajan to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. Demeter on the left, standing right, holding torch in her right hand and grain ears in her left, facing Euthenia on the right, standing left, holding grain ears in her right hand and scepter in her left; L I-Z (date) across field. Dattari-Savio 6986. RPC III, 4784.2. Emmett 436. Lovely brown chocolate patina. Nearly Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex Auctiones 15, 18-19. 09. 1985, lot 395.
In this drachm too, perfectly preserved, well centred and with splendid patina, it stans out on the reverse the “OMONOIA”, as in the previous coin Nr. 60 of the collection, i.e. the concord: the complementarity in promoting the fertility of the earth by the two deities in charge, Demeter at left with torch and ear of wheat and Eutheria facing at right also with bundle of ears of wheat and sceptre.