RPC III, 1942

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 1942
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Phocaea
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Magistrate Hermias (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τραϊ(ανὸς) Ἁδριανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right
Reverse inscription ΦΩΚΑΕ[ΩΝ ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ] ΕΡΜΙΟΥ
Edition Φωκαέων ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) Ἑρμίου
Translation under Hermias, strategos, of the Phocaeans
Reverse design Athena standing left, holding patera in right hand, and spear and shield on ground with left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 4.66 g
Reference Mi III, 180/854
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: Christ Church
2 2     O: J. Burton Brown 1948
3 3     ✸ Olympus Numismatik 10, 29–30 Dec. 2023, lot 806