RPC III, 5442

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 5442
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue L H = year 8
Dating AD 123/4
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, with aegis
Reverse inscription L Η
Edition (ἔτους) ηʹ
Translation of year 8
Reverse design draped bust of Sarapis, wearing kalathos, facing; below, eagle standing facing, head left, with outstretched wings
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.30 g
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1982,1218.1 BMC 2834
2 2     Cologne Geissen 859
3 3     Leu WA 26, 8 July 2023, lot 2811 = ETB coll., ex D1466 = Aiello = Naville Auction 33, 16 July 2017, lot 223