RPC III, 1518

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 1518
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Hadrian Olympius
Dating AD 129 onwards
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τραϊανὸς Ἁδριανὸς Ὀλύμπιος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Τραϊα(νὸς) Ἁδριανὸς Ὀλύμπιος
Translation Emperor Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Olympius
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum, seen form rear
Reverse inscription ΕΥΤΥΧΕΣΤΑΤΟΥ ϹΕΒ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ
Edition εὐτυχεστάτου Σεβαστοῦ Κυζικηνῶν εὐτυχεστάτου Σεβ(αστοῦ) Κυζικηνῶν
Translation of the most fortunate Augustus, of the Cyzicenes
Reverse design galley left with steersman and nine rowers; curved stern above steersman, standard and vexillum; on prow, Triton, left, blowing horn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 51 mm
Average weight 51.17 g
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 1517/1.
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