RPC III, 1690

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 1690
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lesbus
City Mytilene
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑ]
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τραϊ(ανός) Ἁδριανός Σεβα(στός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right, with drapery on his left shoulder
Reverse inscription [ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΙΩΝ]
Edition Μυτιληναίων
Translation of the Mytileneans
Reverse design Asclepius standing facing, head left, resting with his left hand on serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Average weight 33.59 g
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 1689/1. 1: same rev. die as 1695/1.
Note For authenticity, see introduction.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
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