Alexandria: Hadrian (117-138 AD) [ AL_0768 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Hadrian mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts; Paludamentum links | Brustbild der Athena nach rechts; im Feld L Γ |
| Depicted Person |
Hadrian (117-138 AD)
(
Augustus
)
|
- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: head (to the right)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
Paludamentum (worn)
|
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from front)
Minerva / Athena (in portrait, wearing)
Helmet (worn)
Aegis - chestplate (worn)
Chiton (worn)
|
| Legend (edited) | [ΑΥΤ(ΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) ΚΑΙΣ(ΑΡ) ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΣ] - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ(ΑΣΤΟΣ) | - |
| Legend (plain) | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙΣ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΣ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ | - |
| Title (Latin) |
Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in field
:
L - Γ
|
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC III 5140 | |
| Reference Literature |
A. Geißen, Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln, Bd. II (Hadrian – Antoninus Pius Nr. 741-1994), Opladen 1978.
No.
768
(This sample)
Auktion Münzhandlung Basel, Monnaies Alexandrines, No. 6, 18. März 1936.
No.
332
(Comparable)
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