RPC III, 59

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 59
Province Cyrenaica and Crete
Region Crete
City Koinon of Crete
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΚΡΗΤΩΝ
Reverse design helmeted warrior (hero Gortys) walking right, holding spear and shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Reference Sv —, NC 1949, 39/14 (a)
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
Note Obv. and rev. legends are clockwise and start at 12

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1947,0606.718 (Cameron)
2 2     Cop SNG 582
3 3     V: GR 14504
4 4     Braunschweig SNG 1801 (incerti)