RPC III, 150

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 150
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Dupondii
Dating AD 119/28
Obverse inscription IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion
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 Victory standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm over left shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 16.41 g
Reference NCP
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same pair of dies. 2: same obv. die as 143/1, 144/1, 145/1, 146/1, 147/1, 148/1, 149/1, 151/1–3, 152/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Moscow State Historical Museum
2 2     Lanz Münzen von Korinth Sammlung BCD, 26 Nov. 2001, lot 587
3 3     CNG MBS 53, 15 Mar. 2000, lot 1053 (part, "uncertain city")