Alexandria: Hadrian (117-138 AD) [ AL_0822 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Hadrian mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts; Paludamentum links; davor im Feld rechts Mondsichel | Brustbild der Alexandria nach rechts, trägt Elephantenhautkappe und Chlamys; im Feld L Ϛ |
| 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)
Crescent
|
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from front)
Alexandria (in portrait, wearing)
Elephant skin cap (worn)
Chiton (worn)
Chlamys (worn)
|
| Legend (edited) | [Α]ΥΤ(ΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) ΚΑΙ(ΣΑΡ) ΤΡΑΙ(ΑΝΟΣ) - ΑΔΡΙΑ(ΝΟΣ) ΣΕΒ(ΑΣΤΟΣ) | - |
| Legend (plain) | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΣΕΒ | - |
| Title (Latin) |
Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in field
:
L - Ϛ
|
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC III 5303 | |
| Reference Literature |
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
1276
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.
822
(This sample)
J. G. Milne, Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. With a Supplement by C. M. Kraay, London 1971.
No.
1025
T.E. Mionnet, Description de médailles antiques, grecques et romaines, Supplément, t. IX, Paris 1837.
No.
171
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. II (Münzverzeichnis), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
44
|
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| Commentary literature |
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. I (Text), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
98ff.
|
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