RPC III, 2172

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 2172
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Halicarnassus
Region Caria
City Cos
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟϹ
Edition Καῖσαρ Ἁδριανὸς Ὀλύμπιος
Translation Caesar Hadrian Olympius
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ΚΩΙΩΝ
Edition Κωίων
Translation of the Coans
Reverse design statue on basis of Asclepius standing left, resting on serpent-staff with his right hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.01 g
Reference BMC 241
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 241
2 2     P: 1317 Wa 2759
3 3     Tübingen SNG 3544
4 4     Braunschweig SNG 1111
5 5     B: Fox
6 6     Stuttgart: A815/19
7 7     Kos KM N 1536 ( = Toulanta-Parisidou, p. 231, no. 227)
8 8     ✸ Savoca 24 Blue, 21 Sept. 2019, lot 875