RPC III, 3701

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3701
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue S C bronze coinage
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙϹ Θ ΤΡ Π ΥΙ Θ ΝΕΡ ΥΙω ΤΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Θ(εοῦ) Τρ(αϊανοῦ) Π(αρθικοῦ) Υἱ(οῦ) Νέρ(ουα) Υἱω(νός) Τραϊανὸς Ἁδριανὸς Σεβασ(τός)
Translation Emperor Caesar, son of divine Trajan Parthicus, grandson of divine Nerva, Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum
Reverse inscription S C
Edition s(enatus) c(onsulto)
Translation by decree of the senate
Reverse design in laurel wreath; beneath: Θ
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 14.03 g
Axis 12
Reference CRS 235; McAlee 536(f)
Specimens 10 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 442
2 2     ✸ P: 443
3 3     Mu SNG 222
4 4     Mu SNG 223
5 5     A: BG NP 3476
6 6     NY: 1953.171.1515
7 7     McAlee coll. (this coin illustrated p. 221)
8 8     MM Deutschland 7, 12–13 Oct. 2000, lot 302
9 9     Soler y Llach 1094 MBS, 20 Dec. 2016, lot 2432 = Soler y Llach Auction 1099, 27 Oct. 2017, lot 2433
10 10     CGT coll.