RPC III, 2705A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2705A
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Perge
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [ ]Ϲ ΚΑΙ
Edition [---]ς Καῖ(σαρ)
Translation [---]s Caesar
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian (?), right
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΓΑΙΩΝ
Edition Περγαίων
Translation of the Pergaeans
Reverse design temple with four columns within which cult statue of Artemis of Perga; eagle in pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 14 mm
Average weight 2.47 g
Axis 6
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Note The portrait is not definitely Hadrian. There is clearly more legend on the obv., so the discovery of more specimens will clarify the emperor's identity.
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     ETB coll., ex Savoca
3 3     Wildwinds ex A. Reich (2011)
4 4     A-KIKPE SNG Pfälzer IV, 278