RPC III, 3281A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3281A
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Bronze
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΥ ϹΕΒ ΟΛΥΝΔΙΟϹ (sic)
Edition Αὐτο(κράτορος) Καί(σαρος) Ἁδριανοῦ Σεβ(αστοῦ) Ὀλυν{δ}<π>ίου
Translation of Emperor Caesar Hadrian Augustus, Olympian
Obverse design bare head of Hadrian, right; star in field, right (?)
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
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 12.03 g
Axis 1
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG EA 535, 29 Mar. 2023, lot 262
2 2     SNG Levante 1002
3 3     Cop SNG 359