RPC III, 2383

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2383
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Philadelphia
Region Lydia
City Philadelphia
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΙ ϹΕ ΓΕ ΔΑ Π
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Τρα(ϊανὸς) Ἁδριανὸς Καῖ(σαρ) Ἄρι(στος) Σε(βαστὸς) Γε(ρμανικὸς) Δα(κικὸς) Π(αρθικός)
Translation Emperor Trajan Hadrian Caesar, Optimus, Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Parthicus
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ
Edition Φιλαδελφέων
Translation of the Philadelphians
Reverse design Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus in right hand, left resting on thyrsus; to left, panther
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 12.65 g
Axis 7
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same obv. die as 2382B/1.
Note Previously read as [ ] ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΙϹ[ ] and attributed to Trajan
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: I-B
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     R. Pudill coll.
4 4     ✸ R. Pudill coll. (ex Bucephalus 6, 12 June 2022, lot 598)