RPC III, 769

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 769
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Odessus
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ(Ο) ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τραϊανὸς Ἁδριανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right with drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ΟΔΗϹϹΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Ὀδησσείτων
Translation of the Odessians
Reverse design horseman (Emperor?) riding right, holding spear in right hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 4.51 g
Axis 7, 8, 12
Reference AMNG 2238
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 4, 6–7: same obv. die as 769A/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 8
2 2     Mu
3 3     Pudill coll. (ex Lanz 112, 25–26 Nov. 2002, lot 493)
4 4     Peus 403, 27 Apr. 2011, lot 261
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     Leu WA 28, 9–14 Dec. 2023, lot 2172 (ex CNG EA 411, 13 Dec. 2017, lot 283; Leu EA 26, ETB coll., 8 July 2023, lot 2494)
7 7     ✸ Naumann 83, 3 Nov. 2019, lot 392 = Roma E-Sale 80, 4 Feb. 2021, lot 745