RPC III, 742

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 742
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Mesambria
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτορα) Τρα(ϊανὸς) Ἁδριανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum
Reverse inscription ΜΕϹΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Μεσαμβριανῶν
Translation of the Mesambrians
Reverse design Hermes standing left, holding purse in his right hand, caduceus in his left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.09 g
Reference Karayotov 9–11, Varbanov 4146
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Nesebar N 1075
2 2     Nesebar N 1076
3 3     Nesebar N 1077
4 4     O: Christ Church
5 5     ✸ Naville Numismatics 83, 30 July 2023, lot 202