RPC III, 178

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 178
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Asses
Dating AD 117/28
Obverse inscription IMP CAES TR-A HADR AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) Tra(ianus) Hadr(ianus) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, seen from front
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 Asclepius standing facing, head left, his right hand resting on serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 6.72 g
Reference Hesperia 53,1 (1984), pl. 31, 17
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1920,0805.952
2 2     Corinth 83–81 ( = Hesperia 53, 1, 1984, pl. 31, 17)