RPC III, 6580A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 6580A
Province Uncertain
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription LEG [XII] FVL
Edition Legio XII Fulminata Leg(io) XII Ful(minata)
Translation the 12th Lightning Legion
Reverse design eagle standing facing, wings outstretched, head left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 2.45 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note The legio XII fulminata was based at Melitene, the likely mint of these coins.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ N&N London EA 19, 1 July 2023, lot 466
2 2     George Panayiotou Collection