RPC III, 2916

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 2916
Province Galatia-Cappadocia
Region Pontus
City Amasea
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Year 138 (ΡΛΗ)
Dating AD 135/6
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τραϊανὸς Ἁδριανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Τραϊ(ανὸς) Ἁδριανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Hadrian, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥϹ ΡΛΗ ΑΜΑϹΕΙΑϹ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωϹ
Edition ἔτους ρληʹ Ἀμασείας μητροπόλεως ἔτους ρληʹ Ἀμασείας μητροπόλεως
Translation of year 138, of Amasea metropolis
Reverse design Athena walking, right, holding spear in right hand and shield on left arm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.06 g
Reference Rec 11 corr.; Dalaison 47
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same obv. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Amasya 92.9.1 ( = Ireland 119 and pl.)
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 201, Wagner coll., 17 Dec. 2008, lot 226
3 3     Demos 51, 6 June 2025, lot 534