RPC III, 79

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 79
Province Cyrenaica and Crete
Region Crete
City Koinon of Crete
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τραϊανός Ἁδριανός Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Τραϊ(ανός) Ἁδριανός Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΚΡΗΤΝ (sic)
Edition Κοινὸν Κρήτων Κοινὸν Κρήτ<ω>ν
Translation Koinon of the Cretans
Reverse design turreted, veiled and draped nymph (Amaltheia), standing right, holding infant Zeus on her left arm; at her feet, cornucopia to left and ? to right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 9.45 g
Reference Sv —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Obv. legend is clockwise and starts at 6
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ A: 1896-97 Z’1