RPC III, 159

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 159
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Dupondii, P P or Cos III P P
Dating AD 128/38
Obverse inscription IMP CAES TR HADR AVG P P
Nominative Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL L VIL (sic) COR
Reverse design Propylaea, with central arch and two columns at each side, surmounted by quadriga and statues
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Reference NCP 22/22 and pl. F, XCVIII
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 157/1, 158/1–3, 160/1. 1: same rev. die as 155/1–5.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb.
2 2     ✸ Naville Numismatics 84, 8 Oct. 2023, lot 172