RPC III, 5527


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
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Volume	III
Number	5527
Province	Egypt
Region	Egypt
City	Alexandria
Reign	Hadrian
Person (obv.)	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 Θ
Edition	ἔτ(ους) θʹ
Translation	of year 9
Reverse design	Ares standing facing, head left, raising hand to helmet and holding spear; to left, shield
Metal	silver
Average diameter	24 mm
Average weight	12.57 g
Axis	12
Specimens	3 (2 in the core collections)
Note	D compares the subject (‘Guerriero’) with the helmeted head on D1271/5568 (year 10). This figure is clearly male, unlike the Athena on the M coin below = 5531. The date is not very clear on either coin: confirmation required.