RPC III, 3170

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3170
Province Galatia-Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Hierapolis-Comana
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Hadrian Pater Patriae
Obverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Edition Ἁδριανὸς Σεβαστός
Translation Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Hadrian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Γ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΟϹ
Edition ὕπατος γ' πατὴρ πατρίδος
Translation consul for the third time, father of the fatherland
Reverse design Tyche seated left holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left
Metal silver
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 2.77 g
Axis 6
Reference S 278, Metcalf Conspectus 113b, Ganschow 191b
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 132
3 3     ✸ Numismatik Naumann 90, 7 June 2020, lot 351
4 4     R. Pudill coll.
5 5     Henseler 218A = Ganschow 191b (ex Numismad 9, 8–9 Sept. 2023, lot 952; Numismad 13, 8–9 Mar. 2024, lot 466)