RPC III, 2327

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2327
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑ(Ι) ΤΡ(Α) ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τρα(ϊανὸς) Ἁδριανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Λαοδικέων
Translation of the Laodiceans
Reverse design Zeus seated left, holding Nike on his extended right hand, left resting on sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 6.97 g
Reference BMC 196 and 198
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C SNG Leake 4983
2 2     vA 3847
3 3     ✸ Pecunem 43, 1 May 2016, lot 751