RPC III, 1651

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 1651
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Mysia
City Miletopolis
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue No name of epimeletes
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΝ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτορα) Τραιανό(ν) Ἁδριανὸν
Translation for Emperor Trajan Hadrian
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right
Reverse inscription ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟϹ ΚΤΙϹΤΗϹ
Edition Μείλητος κτίστης
Translation Meiletos, founder
Reverse design armoured warrior on the prow of a ship, stepping left, looking back, right hand extended, holding shield and spear in left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.58 g
Axis 11
Reference SNG vA 7418
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
Note For the attribution to Miletopolis rather than Miletus, see introduction.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 157 (under Miletus)
2 2     ✸ L: 1979,0101.1574 ex vA 7418
3 3     O: Milne 1924
4 4     R. Pudill coll. (ex Aquila Numismatics 3, 2 July 2022, lot 566)