RPC III, 3912

 

Image of specimen #15

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3912
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Claudius (Augustus)
Issue In dative case
Obverse inscription IMP TRA HADRIANO CAES AVG
Edition Imp(eratori) Tra(iano) Hadriano Caes(ari) Aug(usto)
Translation to Emperor Trajan Hadrian Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right
Reverse inscription DIVOS CLAVDIOS, COL PTOL
Edition div{o}<u>s Claudi{o}<u>s col(onia) Ptol(emais)
Translation divine Claudius, the colony of Ptolemais
Reverse design togate Claudius ploughing with two oxen, right; behind, four vexilla inscribed [III VI X XI]
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 9.51 g
Axis 12
Reference De Saulcy 2, Rouvier 1000, Kadman 101–3 (corr.), BMC 23
Specimens 15 (6 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.1242 BMC 23
2 2     L: 1908,0110.1243
3 3     P: Chandon 1006
4 4     P: 1530
5 5     NY: 1944.100.71211
6 6     NY: 1944.100.71212
7 7     AUB 14
8 8     IMJ: 2013.34.33268 Sofaer 137
9 9     IMJ: 2013.34.33269 Sofaer 138
10 10     Stack’s 13.12.2006 lot 218
11 11     CNG EA 117, 29 June 2005, lot 164
12 12     IMJ: 78.01694
13 13     CGT coll.
14 14     CNG 118, 13 Sept. 2021, lot 752
15 15     ✸ R. Pudill coll. (ex Agora Sale 35, 23 June 2015, lot 173)