Trajan AR Tetradrachm, Antioch, AD 112, Eagle on Club, RPC III 3541

Trajan, tetradrachm, silver, AD 98–117, struck 112 at Antioch; 14.80 g, 26.5 mm. Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΥ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ, laureate bust of Trajan right. Rev: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΙϚ ΥΠΑΤ Ϛ, eagle standing facing with wings spread, head left, on club; palm in right field. Struck on a broad, well-centered flan with legible legends; typical provincial fabric with light surface granularity. Ref: RPC III 3541. This Syrian tetradrachm was issued at the provincial capital Antioch for eastern circulation and military payments. The reverse legend naming Trajan’s tribunician power and sixth consulship fixes the date to AD 112, on the eve of his Parthian preparations. The eagle, a standard Antiochene type, paired here with the Heraklean club and a palm, conveys imperial authority and victory while reflecting local iconography, illustrating how Rome’s rulers adapted civic symbols for regional silver issues.