RPC III, 508

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 508
Province Achaea
Region Epirus
City Nicopolis
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Καῖσαρ Ἁδριανός
Translation Caesar Hadrian
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right with paludamentum
Reverse inscription ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕωϹ
Edition Νεικοπόλεως
Translation of Nicopolis
Reverse design Demeter seated, left, holding ears of corn and poppy-head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 5.33 g
Reference Oikonomidou Hadrian —, Calomino 58 corr.
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Calomino describes the design as Aktia (?) holding an agonistic vase and sceptre, but the figure definitely holds a poppy-head.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Turin: 20466