RPC III, 2300A

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 2300A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Cibyra
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue No grammateus name
Obverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Ἁδριανός Καῖσαρ
Translation Hadrian Caesar
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΙΒ ΙΝΔ
Edition Κιβ(υρατῶν) Ἰνδ(ός)
Translation of the Cibyrates, Indus
Reverse design river god reclining left, holding reed in his right hand, his left arm on a vase from which water pours
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 13 mm
Average weight 2.30 g
Axis 5
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Correct reading and explanation by P. Mastrangelis: ΙNΔ for the name of the river Indus. See Pliny V.29: 'amnis Indus in Cibyratarum iugis ortus ....'.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Papillon 7, 10 July 2021, lot 608 = Leu EA 18, 18-20 Dec. 2021, lot 2021