RPC III, 114

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 114
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Dupondii
Dating AD 117/19
Obverse inscription IMP CAES TRA[ ]
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) Tra[---]
Translation Emperor Caesar Tra[---]
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL L IVL COR
Edition col(onia) L(aus) Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation Colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design Mercury naked standing left, his right hand on head of ram, caduceus in left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 12.69 g
Reference NCP 20/18 and pl. E, LXXXVI
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 115/1, 116/1–3, 117/1, 118/1.
Note The complete obverse legend cannot be read on either of these coins

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1920,0805.956
2 2     B: Löbb.