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	Imperatori Caesari Traiano Hadriano --- Aug--- 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	colonia Iulia Felix anno CLXVIII 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)

#	Specimen	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