RPC III, 3474

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3474
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Chalcis ad Belum
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Helioseiros; K E
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right, with drapery on far shoulder
Reverse inscription ΦΛ ΧΑΛΚΙΔΕωΝ ΗΛΙΟϹΕΙΡΟϹ Κ-Ε
Reverse design Helioseiros standing facing, radiate head left , holding branch palm in his right hand, and shield and spear in left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6
Reference CRS 437/17
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     G SNG 2713
2 2     Hebrew University 3614
3 3     ✸ Leu WA 26, 8 July 2023, lot 2716 = ETB Coll. (ex Leu EA 11, 22 Feb. 2020, lot 1436)