RPC III, 508

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 508
Province Achaea
Region Epirus
City Nicopolis
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Καῖσαρ Ἁδριανός Καῖσαρ Ἁδριανός
Translation Caesar Hadrian
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right with paludamentum
Reverse inscription ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕωϹ
Edition Νεικοπόλεως Νεικοπόλεως
Translation of Nicopolis
Reverse design Aktia (?) holding an agonistic vase and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 5.33 g
Axis 6
Reference Oikonomidou Hadrian —, Calomino 58
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Previously described as Demeter, but Calomino's description is correct.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Turin: 20466
2 2     ✸ O: HCR157805