ORC3065 Trajan brass 1/3 dupondius VF
$34.33 (a surprisingly low price for such a rare coin!)
Dec-13-01
Seller oldromancoins.com

ORC3065 Trajan brass 1/3 dupondius VF

Trajan, orichalcum obol, (3.85g) Eastern Mint, perhaps Cypriot, 115/116 AD,
IMP CAES NER TRAINO OPTIMO AVG GERM Radiate bust right, drapery visible on
far shoulder. / DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI P P around oak wreath
containing SC. RIC 677 (as brass semis). VF, dark green patina, some
reverse encrustation.
Ex-Marcel Burnstein collection.
Antioch has been suggested as a likely mint. The radiate crown is
confusing, for the Imperial system of denominations 
A similar coinage was issued for Cyprus under the Flavians. 
Other Trajan coins from Cyprus have similar "Rome-style" look. 
The radiate crown was usually reserved for the dupondius, the double as.