Alexandria: Hadrian (117-138 AD) [ AL_0853 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Hadrian mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts; Aegis nach links | Demeter steht in Chiton und Peplos nach rechts, die Linke hält Ähren und Mohn, die Rechte an langer Fackel; im Feld unten links L Η |
| Depicted Person |
Hadrian (117-138 AD)
(
Augustus
)
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- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: head (to the right)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
Aegis - chestplate (worn)
|
Demeter (standing, to the right, holding, wearing)
Kalathos (worn)
Himation - as a veil (worn)
Chiton (worn)
Torch (held, flaming)
Ear(s) of corn (held)
Poppy (held)
|
| Legend (edited) | ΑΥΤ(ΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) ΚΑΙ(ΣΑΡ) ΤΡΑΙ(ΑΝΟΣ) - ΑΔΡΙΑ(ΝΟΣ) ΣΕΒ(ΑΣΤΟΣ) | - |
| Legend (plain) | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΣΕΒ | - |
| Title (Latin) |
Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus
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- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in left field
:
L Η
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References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC III 5435 | |
| Reference Literature |
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
1337 Taf. 11
(Comparable: ΕΤ(OYΣ) ΕΝΑΤ(ΟY))
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.
853
(This sample)
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