RPC III, 3704

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3704
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Chalkous?
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum, seen from front or rear
Reverse inscription S C
Edition S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation by decree of the Senate
Reverse design in laurel wreath; beneath: no letter
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 10 mm
Average weight 1.00 g
Axis 5, 11
Reference CRS 239a; McAlee 543(j)
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Note The coin sold by CNG, EA 129, 21 Dec. 2005, lot 244, 1.24 as a type Butcher 239a seems a product of Rome

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Butcher 239a
2 2     ✸ Leu WA 26, 8 July 2023, lot 2721 = ETB coll., ex Savoca 13, lot 1154
3 3     L: 1931,0603.85