RPC III, 231

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 231
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Asses
Dating AD 128/38?
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, with gorgoneion
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 Tyche standing, left, right hand resting on rudder, holding cornucopia in left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 6.92 g
Reference NCP 20/17
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Lanz Münzen von Korinth Sammlung BCD, 26 nov. 2001, lot 619
2 2     ✸ Numisfitz 3, 3 Dec. 2023, lot 464