RPC III, 3080

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 3080
Province Galatia-Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Hadrian not yet Pater Patriae
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τραϊανὸς Ἁδριανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Τραϊαν(ὸς) Ἁδριανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Hadrian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤ Γ
Edition δημαρχικῆς ἐξουσίας ὕπατος γʹ δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξ(ουσίας) ὕπατ(ος) γʹ
Translation holder of the tribunitian power, consul for the third time
Reverse design Mount Argaeus surmounted by Helios standing left, holding globe in right, sceptre in left
Metal silver
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.03 g
Axis 6
Reference S 261, Metcalf Conspectus 90a, Ganschow 166a
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 117
2 2     Müller 57, 27–28 Feb. 1988, lot 143
3 3     ✸ Roman Auction XII, 29 Sept. 2016, lot 433
4 4     Solidus 141, 18 Mar. 2025, lot 256 (ex Solidus 139, 21 Jan. 2025, lot 269)
5 5     Savoca Coins Blue 262nd Weekly Blue, 5 Apr. 2025, lot 499
6 6     Henseler 285A (ex Solidus Numismatik, eAuk. 142, 2025, lot 1314)