Bronze Drachm and Half-Drachm of Trajan

4 days left

Server Costs Fundraiser 2024

Help our mission to provide free history education to the world! Please donate and contribute to covering our server costs in 2024. With your support, millions of people learn about history entirely for free every month.
$14659 / $18000

Illustration

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
by
published on 11 November 2018
Subscribe to author
Bronze Drachm and Half-Drachm of Trajan Download Full Size Image

The bronze drachm of Trajan (r. 98-117 CE) on the left, minted 112-113 CE, represents one of the denominations produced at Alexandria. The half-drachm on the right was minted in 111-112 CE at Alexandria also. (The British Museum, London).

Remove Ads
Advertisement
Subscribe to this author

About the Author

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

Cite This Work

APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 11). Bronze Drachm and Half-Drachm of Trajan. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9461/bronze-drachm-and-half-drachm-of-trajan/

Chicago Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bronze Drachm and Half-Drachm of Trajan." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 11, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9461/bronze-drachm-and-half-drachm-of-trajan/.

MLA Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bronze Drachm and Half-Drachm of Trajan." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Nov 2018. Web. 11 Sep 2024.

Membership