RPC III, 3759

 

Image of specimen #6

 

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 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 Consul III Senatus Consulto 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 8.22 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 6 (3 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     O
2 2     P: 5756
3 3     V: R 41526
4 4     Richard McAlee coll. = McAlee 549 (this coin illustrated at p. 224)
5 5     Leu WA 26, 8 July 2023, lot 3337 = ETB coll. (ex Emporium Hamburg Alpha Auction 2, 13 Jan. 2019, lot 205)
6 6     ✸ Nomos AG 30, 6 Nov. 2023, lot 1423