RPC III, 5498


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
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Volume	III
Number	5498
Province	Egypt
Region	Egypt
City	Alexandria
Reign	Hadrian
Person (obv.)	Hadrian (Augustus)
Person (rev.)	Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue	ƐΤ ƐΝΑΤ, ΕΤ Θ or L ΕΝ = year 9
Dating	AD 124/5
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 draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΕΤ ΕΝΑΤ
Edition	ἔτ(ους) ἐνάτου
Translation	of year nine
Reverse design	Emperor (Hadrian), laureate-headed, in military dress, galloping, right, holding spear
Metal	silver
Average diameter	25 mm
Average weight	12.46 g
Axis	12
Specimens	3 (1 in the core collections)
Note	Hadrian visited Greece in 124/5, but it is not obvious that this design refers to that visit. Vogt, pp. 100-1, referred it to his activity in Moesia. The design also occurs in years 11 and 19 (and perhaps 18: see coins of uncertain year).