RPC III, 214

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 214
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Asses
Dating AD 117/28
Obverse inscription IMP CAES TRAIAN H-ADRIANVS AV(G)
Edition Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus Imp(erator) Caes(ar) Traian(us) Hadrianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL LAV IVL COR
Edition colonia LausIulia Corinthiensium col(onia) L(aus)Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design nymph Peirene (?) reclining left, holding palm and resting on amphora
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 7.90 g
Axis 3
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 289
2 2     ✸ B: 18215307, Cassel
3 3     Naville Live Auction 22, 1 May 2016‏, lot 184 ex Lanz Münzen von Korinth Sammlung BCD, 26 nov. 2001, lot 624