RPC III, 2586A

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 2586A
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
Edition Ἀπαμέων
Translation of the Apameans
Reverse design Marsyas, naked but for chlamys over lower limbs, reclining left in rocky cave, above which are one or two 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 21 mm
Average weight 5.31 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 157–8
Specimens 10 (3 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

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