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Dated Extremely Fine Emperor Trajan Laodicea Ad Mare AE26 coin.
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Roman Provincial coinage, approx 26mm, 10.42g, toned.
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Minted for Emperor Trajan from 114 to 115 CE.
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Sear Greek Imperial Coins: 1080.
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Certified by NGC to XF Adjusted Flan (adjusted during the minting process to control final coin weight).
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Obverse: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС ΑΡΙСΤ ΚΑΙС СЄΒ ΓЄΡ ΔΑΚ. Laureate head right.
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Reverse: ΙΟΥΛΙЄѠΝ ΤѠΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΟΔΙΚЄѠΝ BΞΡ (date). Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right.
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Tyche was the goddess of chance, with whom the Roman Fortuna was later identified; a capricious dispenser of good and ill fortune.