RPC III, 6269

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 6269
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue L H = year 8
Dating AD 123/4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ - ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τραϊ(ανὸς) Ἁδρια(νὸς) Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right
Reverse inscription [ ]
Edition [---]
Translation [---]
Reverse design temple (shrine) with four columns enclosing Harpocrates holding up finger to mouth and holding cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 20.72 g
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Note Formerly under Uncertain Year, but the new Wishnevsky specimen is clearly year 8

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 24231
2 2     A: Dem 1138
3 3     D1952
4 4     ✸ Wishnevsky coll. = Kölner Münzkabinett 122, 2024, lot 277