RPC III, 5586

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 5586
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue L ΔΕ(ΚΑΤΟΥ) or L I = year 10
Dating AD 125/6
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L ΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ
Reverse design bust of Hermanubis (?) with kalathos, right, with drapery on shoulder
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note As there is no palm on this coin (contrast the previous A Dem 1240= 5585), it may be intended to be someone other than Hermanubis, as it was identified by Milne. Keith Emmett wonders about Hermes. It is not very close to the A coin.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O: HCR26185 M 1156