EGYPT.ALEXANDRIA.Trajan AD 98-117.AE.Drachma.struck AD 98. ( 22.00g, 35.3mm, 12h )
AVT KAIC NEP - TPAIAN CEB ΓΕΡΜ, laurate bust right of Trajan.
Reverse.Nilus right reclining on crocodile holding in right hand cornucopiae from which emerges Genii inscribing cubits LS ( 16 ), reed in left hand, in exergue regnal year LA ( first year of reign AD 98 ).
Ref:RPC III.4210, BMC pg.57.No.465 ( Plate XIX), Milne.-, SNG Cop.1013, Emmett 550.
soft strike, better than very fine, attractive glossy jade green patina.
The figure 16 in the field reflects the number of cubics the river Nile required to raise to ensure a good harvest.