RPC III, 159

 

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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
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) Tr(aianus) Hadr(ianus) Aug(ustus) P(ater) P(atriae)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL L VIL (sic) COR
Edition col(onia) L(aus) {V}I<u>l(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation Colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
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
Average weight 11.90 g
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.
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Specimens of this coin type

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