RPC III, 6155

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 6155
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue L KA = year 21
Dating AD 136/7
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τραϊανὸς Ἁδριανὸς Σεβαστός 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 ΚΑ
Edition ἔτους καʹ (ἔτους) καʹ
Translation of year 21
Reverse design Athena standing facing, head left, holding Nike and shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 25.16 g
Axis 12
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Note D says corn ears, but on the rubbing in DS it looks more like a Nike; K1217 is not clear. But it’s clear on DS Supp 57 and Mi 1167. DS7560 is another specimen (or year 20?).
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.58446
2 2     Cologne Geissen 1217
4 4     Milan SNG 1166
5 5     Milan SNG 1167
6 6     ✸ DS 1631 = Savoca 313, 14 March 2026, lot 137