RPC III, 1222


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Coin type
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Volume	III
Number	1222
Province	Bithynia-Pontus
Region	Paphlagonia
City	Sinope
Reign	Hadrian
Person (obv.)	Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue	Year 168
Dating	AD 122/3
Obverse inscription	IMP CAES TRAI HADRIANO [ ] AVG[ ]
Edition	Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) Trai(ano) Hadriano [---] Aug[---]
Translation	to Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian [---] Augustus [---]
Obverse design	laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription	C I F ANN CLXVIII
Edition	c(olonia) I(ulia) F(elix) ann(o) CLXVIII
Translation	the Julian colony of Felix (Sinope), year 168
Reverse design	draped bust of Sarapis, right
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	20 mm
Average weight	6.46 g
Axis	4
Reference	Rec —
Specimens	2 (1 in the core collections)
Correction	Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1			L: 1975,0518.3		20.6	6.92	4	the obverse legend is difficult to interpret. There seem to be two letters between HADRIANO and AVG, maybe DI (?), unless this part of the legend was reengraved.	Show
2	2 ✸				NDSB Web Auction 5, 25 Apr. 2021, lot 447	20	6.00			Show