Lot 1753

Sale 54 · Important Australian & World Coins, Historical Medals, War Medals, Australian, New Zealand & World Banknotes

Cappadocia, Caesarea, Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), drachm, (3.23 grams), obv. bust of Trajan to right laureate, rev. Arabia and camel standing to left. (S.-, Syd. 183, BMC 62). Fine.

Metcalf believes the issue is not from Caesarea, probably an issue from a western Arabian Roman city.