RPC III, 3875

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 3875
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Year 228
Dating AD 118
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΤΡΑΙ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩ ΣΕΒ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτορι) Τραϊ(ανῷ) Καί(σαρι) Ἁδριανῷ Σεβ(αστῷ)
Translation to Emperor Trajan Caesar Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right
Reverse inscription ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΚΣ (in ex.)
Edition Σιδῶνος θεᾶς ηκσʹ
Translation of the goddess of Sidon, (year) 228
Reverse design car of Astarte on two wheels
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 10.65 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Rouvier 1745, BMC 226–8, Abou Diwan 1678–715
Specimens 46 (20 in the core collections)
Note Analysis on BMC 226, 10458X
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.1308 BMC 226, and Pl. XXIII, 17: rev.
2 2     L: 1841,0730.180 BMC 227
3 3     L: 1839,0919.601 BMC 228
4 4     G: 3352
5 5     G: 3353
6 6     G: 3354
7 7     P: 1760
8 8     P: 1761
9 9     P: 1762
10 10     P: 1763
11 11     ✸ P: Chandon 864
12 12     B: Löbb.
13 13     B: 18210334, Baalbek
14 14     B: Rauch
15 15     B: 926/1904
16 16     Cop SNG 253
17 17     Cop SNG 254
18 18     O
19 19     C: Mossop coll.
20 20     C: 605-1948
21 21 –38     see Abou Diwan
39 39     CNG 162 (2007) lot 273
40 40     Missere 940
41 41     Pudill coll.
44 44     AUB 234
45 45     Leu WA 26, 8 July 2023, lot 2747 = ETB coll., ex CNG EA 427, 22 Aug. 2018, lot 381
46 46     Volpato coll., Ex Savoca Coins, 163th Blue Action
47 47     Zeus Budget 15, 21 Feb. 2021, lot 264
48 48     Bochum: M 3251