RPC III, 216

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 216
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Asses
Dating AD 117/28
Obverse inscription IMP CAES TRAIAN H-ADRIANVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) Traian(us) Hadrianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL LAV IVL COR
Edition col(onia) L(aus)Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation Colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design Propylaea, with central arch and two columns at each side, surmounted by quadriga and statues
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.93 g
Axis 10
Reference NCP 22/22
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1920,0805.967 (Fox)
2 2     G SNG 452
3 3     ✸ P: 850
4 4     Lanz Münzen von Korinth Sammlung BCD, 26 nov. 2001, lot 631
5 5     Roma Numismatics EA 100, 28 July 2022, lot 821