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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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 500 Wa 5710
2 2     ✸ Leu WA 26, 8 July 2023, lot 2597 = ETB coll. (ex Kölner Münzkabinett 112, Oct. 2019, lot 166)
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     L BMC 157 (and Pl. XI, 11)
5 5     L BMC 158 (and Pl. XI, 12)
6 6     V-ON SNG Leypold 1455
7 7     Naville Numismatics 27, 27 Nov. 2016, lot 190
8 8     Leeds-UL: 839
9 9     Naumann 101, 4 Apr. 2021, lot 421
10 10     Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions 46, 20 May 2015, lot 110