RPC III, 2076

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 2076
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ-ϹΑΡ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟϹ
Edition Ἁδριανὸς Καῖσαρ Ὀλύμπιος
Translation Hadrian Caesar Olympian
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΦ-ΕϹ/ΙΩ-Ν (l. and r. in field), ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟ/ΡΩΝ (in exergue)
Edition Ἐφεσίων δίς νεωκόρων
Translation of the Ephesians, twice neocorate
Reverse design temple with eight columns on podium with three steps within which cult statue of Artemis Ephesia with supports; the columns are of Ionic order and the base of the columns are decorated; in pediment, four statues, two reclining in the angles and two probably female on either side of the central: each has one arm raised towards the window and one lowered
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 26.63 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 227–8, K 173–4, 176
Specimens 14 (8 in the core collections)
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