RPC III, 957

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 957
Province Northern Black Sea
Region Sarmatia
City Tyra
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΚΑΙ ΑΥ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Καῖ(σαρ) Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Ἁδριανός
Translation Caesar Emperor Hadrian
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΑ (in exergue)
Edition Τυρά(νων)
Translation of the Tyrians
Reverse design female figure wearing polos seated, left, holding wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 5.88 g
Reference Anokhin 487, Frolova, pp. 57–8, 1–38
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Note Not a complete list

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 913
2 2     ✸ P: 914
3 3     Anokhin pl. XXVIII, 487
4 4     Zograph, pl. XXVIII, 23
5 5 –6     Moscow SNG 72-73