RPC III, 1786

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 1786
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lydia
City Stratonicea Hadrianopolis
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Antinous
Magistrate Candidus II (strategos)
Dating AD 135/6 or 136/7
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΝΟΟϹ ΗΡΩϹ
Nominative Antinous Hero
Obverse design bare head of Antinous, right
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ϹΤΡ ΕΠΙ ϹΤ ΚΑΝΔΙΔΟΥ Β
Reverse design bull, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference Blum Hadrianopolis-Stratonicea 1–2
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Note I-B, LS 35/16 quoting Mi II, 434 (not 435)/132 refers in fact to P 1174. The coin is worn, but obviously from the same pair of dies as Wa 1002. Blum 2 must therefore be deleted (reverse legend without B).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1174a Wa 1002
2 2     P: 1174
3 3     V: GR 18422 Blum pl. IV, 4
4 4     MM 52, 19–20 June 1975, lot 653; ex Hirsch XXIV, Consul Weber coll., 10 May 1909, lot 1482 (and pl. XVIII); Riechmann, Sammlung Römischer Münzen, 1922, lot 659 (and Taf. XVI); R. Ball VI, 9 Feb. 1932, lot 1430 (and Taf. 38); H. Schulman, The Thomas Olive Mabbott coll., 6–11 June 1969, lot 1850
5 5     Rome: 80399 Calomino MNR p. 311, 202a