RPC III, 5736

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 5736
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue L IΔ = year 14
Dating AD 129/30
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τραϊανὸς Ἁδριανὸς Σεβαστός 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 L ΙΔ
Edition ἔτους ιδʹ (ἔτους) ιδʹ
Translation of year 14
Reverse design Alexandria standing facing, head right, holding ears of corn and vexillum; to right, Emperor (Hadrian), laureate-headed, wearing toga, standing facing, head left, holding sceptre
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.95 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note This anticipates the common occurrence of the design on tetradrachms of year 15
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.56826