RPC III, 2402

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 2402
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Magistrate Titus Flavius Metrophanes
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τραϊανὸς Ἁδριανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right, with drapery over shoulders
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ Τ ΦΛΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΦΑΝΟΥ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Τ(ίτου) Φλα(υίου) Μητροφάνου(ς) Σαρδιανῶν
Translation under Titus Flavius Metrophanes, of the Sardians
Reverse design temple with six columns within which statue of Dionysus (?) holding cantharus (?) over panther (?) and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 14.72 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Weigel coll. (ex Schulman, T. O. Mabbott coll., 6-11 June 1969, lot 1836; Coin Galleries, 18 July 1990, lot 519)
2 2     ✸ CNG 105, 10 May 2017, lot 573