RPC III, 116

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 116
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Dupondii
Dating AD 117/19
Obverse inscription IMP CAES TRA HADR[ ]
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) Tra(ianus) Hadr[---]
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian [---]
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL LAV IVL COR
Edition col(onia) L(aus)Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation Colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 13.33 g
Axis 2
Reference NCP 20/7 var.
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same obv. die as 114/1–2, 115/1, 117/1, 118/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.38453
2 2     V: GR 13634
3 3     ✸ Lanz Münzen von Korinth Sammlung BCD, 26 Nov. 2001, lot 588 = Lanz 105, 26 Nov. 2001, lot 588