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III, 3850
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
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https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/3850
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Volume
III
Number
3850
Province
Syria
Region
Phoenicia
City
Berytus
Reign
Hadrian
Person (obv.)
Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue
Hadrian Cos II
Dating
AD 118
Obverse inscription
IMP CAES TRAI HADRIANO AVG II COS
Edition
Imp(erator) Caes(ar) Trai(anus) Hadrianu(s) Aug(ustus) II Co(n)s(ul)
Translation
Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus, consul for the second time
Obverse design
laureate bust of Hadrian, draped and cuirassed, right
Reverse inscription
COL BER
Edition
col(onia) Ber(ytus)
Translation
Colony of Berytus
Reverse design
statue of turreted Fortuna/Tyche-Astarte standing with foot on prow, facing, holding long stylis; to right, Victoria/Victory standing on column, left, crowning Fortuna/Tyche
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
31 mm
Average weight
28.25 g
Axis
12
Reference
S 1033, Rouvier —
Specimens
1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links
1: same obv. die as 3851/1.
Note
Although the coin is bigger and heavier than the coins with temple, it is probably, but not definitely, the same denomination – see introduction.
Specimens of this coin type
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Number
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Reverse
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1
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L: 1979,0610.12
30.6
28.25
12
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