RPC III, 5059

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 5059
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 ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Τραϊανὸς Ἁδριανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, seen from front; to right, star
Reverse inscription L Β
Edition (ἔτους) βʹ
Translation of year 2
Reverse design bust of Alexandria with elephant headdress, right
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.91 g
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Brussels: 435
2 2     Kölner Münzkabinett 122, 4 Oct. 2024, lot 255 = DS
3 3     ✸ L: 1862,0614.188 BMC 653