RPC III, 2505

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2505
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Phrygia
City Aezani
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΙΖΑΝΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design temple with four columns within which cult statue of Artemis Ephesia with supports, between two stags looking at her
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference vA, Phryg., 50
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same obv. die as 2503/1, 2504/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979,0101.2115 ex vA 3354
2 2     B: Fox
3 3     ✸ R. Pudill coll. (ex Rauch 89, I Antike, 6 Dec. 2011, lot D 1562; Gorny and Mosch 265, 14 Oct. 2019, lot 1013)
4 4     Gorny and Mosch Online Auction 286, 29 Mar. 2022, lot 4380 (ex Lanz 92, 1999, lot 591)