RPC III, 6303

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 6303
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Diospolis Magna (nome of Upper Egypt)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right, drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ΔΙΟ-ΠΟΛΙ Μ, L ΙΑ
Reverse design raised serpent, right, wearing pschent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 13 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Fox
2 2     Turin Di San Quintino, Medaglie, 1833, no. 3 p. 7; rev. illus.
3 3     A: 4974 Geissen & Weber, ZPE 144, 2003, pl. II.22
4 4     Coll. Virag ( = E. Dutilh, JIAN 3, 1900, p. 316 not illus.).
5 5     ✸ CNG EA 530, 4 Jan. 2023, lot 646
6 6     Naville Numismatics 86, 17 Dec. 2023, lot 365