RPC III, 5458

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 5458
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, drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription L Η
Edition (ἔτους) ηʹ
Translation of year 8
Reverse design sphinx seated, right, paw on wheel
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 16.93 g
Axis 12
Specimens 11 (7 in the core collections)

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