RPC III, 2355

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2355
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Hierapolis
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τρ(αϊανὸς) Ἁδριανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right with paludamentum, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Ἱεραπολειτῶν
Translation of the Hierapolitans
Reverse design female figure standing right, resting on spear with her right hand, holding ? in her left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.52 g
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 755/1914 ex Brüder Egger XLVI, Prowe coll., 11 May 1914, lot 1877 [part of]
2 2     Hierapolis 257 ( = A. Travaglini and V. G. Camilleri, Hierapolis di Frigia. Le monete. Campagne di scavo 1957–2004 (Istanbul, 2010), p. 77, no. 257 and Tav. V)