RPC III, 5447

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 5447
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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right, drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription L Η
Reverse design Demeter (?) standing facing, head right, holding long torch; to right, Sarapis seated left, holding sceptre; between, Cerberus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note The date is not clear, but there seem to be two vertical strokes in the exergue, suggesting 8. The obv. is definitely as described, so the coin must belong to years 4-8. In year 6, Demeter appears with a seated Sarapis, but the poses are different and there is no bust above the two figures on 5447/1. DS7784 might be another specimen (unless it is Hermanubis and Sarapis, from year 19). The standing figure seems to be Demeter since the object she holds looks quite like a torch. Confirmation required. For 7784, see now https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/15234

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Aiello