RPC III, 3283

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3283
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Bronze
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΥ (sic) ϹΕΒ [ ]
Edition Αὐτο(κράτορος) Καί(σαρος) Ἁδριανοῦ Σεβ(αστοῦ) [---]
Translation of Emperor Caesar Hadrian Augustus [---]
Obverse design laureate bust of Hadrian, right, paludamentum, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΗϹ ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ
Edition Ἁδριανῆς Ταρσοῦ μητροπόλεως
Translation of Hadrianic Tarsus, metropolis
Reverse design Zeus seated, left, holding Nike on his extended right hand, left resting on sceptre; all in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.78 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18311048, 1906 Löbbecke
2 2     ✸ R. Pudill coll. (ex NBS Promo Auction 1, 17 Sep. 2023, lot 411)