RPC III, 5839

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 5839
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue L IZ = year 17
Dating AD 132/3
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L ΙΖ
Reverse design Poseidon standing, left, resting foot on rock and holding dolphin and trident
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note The date is not absolutely certain, but seems very likely to be L IZ. The design occurs in years 16, 19 and 21 (as well as 6 and 7), so it looks as if it may have existed for all of the later years of Hadrian. Confirmation required.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Dresden 2135