RPC III, 69

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 69
Province Cyrenaica and Crete
Region Crete
City Koinon of Crete
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑ]
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Τραϊ(ανός) Ἁδριανός Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design diademed (?) head of Hadrian, right
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΚΡΗΤΩΝ
Edition Κοινόν Κρητῶν
Translation Koinon of the Cretans
Reverse design Asclepius standing facing, right hand resting on serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.18 g
Reference Sv —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note Obv. legend is clockwise and starts at 6. This coin is very worn, though the reverse type is perfectly legible. The head seems close to 68/1

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: a.B.