RPC III, 5913

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 5913
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue L IH = year 18
Dating AD 133/4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Τραϊαν(ὸς) Ἁδριανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L ΙΗ
Edition (ἔτους) ιηʹ
Translation of year 18
Reverse design sphinx with crown of disc, horns and feathers, with crocodile emerging from chest, walking, right, on serpent; griffin on back; above at right, small Nike standing left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 26.64 g
Axis 11
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cologne Geissen 1133
2 2     ✸ DS7914 = Naville Auction 33, 16 July 2017, lot 227 = Naville Numismatics 73, 8 May 2022, lot 306