RPC III, 5251

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 5251
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue L Δ = year 4
Dating AD 119/20
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ - ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τραϊ(ανὸς) Ἁδρια(νὸς) Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right, drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription L Δ
Edition (ἔτους) δʹ
Translation of year 4
Reverse design sphinx seated, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.29 g
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ G: 229 (‘Trajan’) SNG 3981
2 2     Leu WA 26, 8 July 2023, lot 2790 = ETB coll., ex Ebay
3 3     Nomos obolos 20, 3 Oct. 2021, lot 1040