RPC III, 5028

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Volume	III
Number	5028
Province	Egypt
Region	Egypt
City	Alexandria
Reign	Hadrian
Person (obv.)	Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue	L B = year 2
Dating	AD 117/18
Obverse inscription	ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΝΟϹ (sic) ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition	Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Τραϊ<α>νὸς Ἁδριανός
Translation	Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian
Obverse design	laureate head of Hadrian, right, drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription	L Β
Edition	(ἔτους) βʹ
Translation	of year 2
Reverse design	temple (classical) with two columns, enclosing Sarapis seated left, between Demeter standing right and Tyche standing left
Metal	copper-based alloy
Specimens	1 (0 in the core collections)
Note	The design is not otherwise known for Hadrian, but occurs for Trajan, in years 12, 13 and 20. There was a suspicion that it is a misread coin of Trajan, year 12, but Curtis is very specific about the obv. and confirmation has been provided by 5029.

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1				Curtis				‘Sarapis seated in temple l.; Demeter standing r. facing him; Tyche standing l., facing Sarapis’ back; i.f. (L) B’; obv. laureate head of Hadrian, r., drapery on l. shoulder: Curtis’ annotated copy of Milne.	Show