RPC III, 3759

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3759
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Orichalcum coinage struck at Rome for circulation in Syria; Asses
Obverse inscription HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Edition Hadrianus Augustus
Translation Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, with paludamentum, seen from rear, right
Reverse inscription COS III, S C
Edition Co(n)s(ul) III S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation Consul for the third time, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design griffins flying r
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.06 g
Axis 6
Reference RIC 681; BMC —; Strack 624; van Heesch 150/9b; CRS 30; McAlee 549
External URI(s) http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2.hdn.681
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O
2 2     P: 5756
3 3     V: R 41526
4 4     McAlee coll. ( = McAlee 549)
5 5     ✸ Leu WA 26, 8 July 2023, lot 3337 = ETB coll. (ex Emporium Hamburg Alpha Auction 2, 13 Jan. 2019, lot 205)