RPC III, 2586

 

Image of specimen #30

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2586
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Apamea
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ(Ϲ) ϹΕΒ(Α)
Edition Ἁδριανὸς Καῖσ(αρ) Σεβα(στός)
Translation Hadrian Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, with aegis
Reverse inscription ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΜΑΡϹΥΑϹ ΚΙΒΩΤΟΙ
Edition Ἀπαμέων Μαρσύας κιβωτοί
Translation of the Apameans, Marsyas, caskets
Reverse design Marsyas, naked but for chlamys over lower limbs, reclining left in rocky cave, above which are two or five chests, holding cornucopia in his raised right hand, double flute in left; beneath him, inverted vase from which water flows
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.28 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 155–6
Specimens 30 (16 in the core collections)

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