RPC III, 2402A

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 2402A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius Cornelius Cornutus (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Ἁδριανὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) Ὀλύμπιος
Translation Emperor Caesar Hadrian Augustus Olympius
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right, with drapery over shoulders
Reverse inscription ϹΤΡ ΚΟΡΝΟΥΤΟΥ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition στρ(ατηγοῦ) Κορνουτοῦ Σαρδιανῶν
Translation of the strategos Cornutus, of the Sardians
Reverse design Zeus Lydios standing left, holding eagle and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 15.04 g
Axis 5
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note For the longer name of the magistrate on a coin of Antinous, see 2406A
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CGT coll.
2 2     ✸ Bay Numismatics EA 6, 2–3 Oct. 2024, lot 339