Alexandria: Hadrian (117-138 AD) [ AL_1245 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Hadrian mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts, Paludamentum auf der linken Schulter | Brustbild des Harpokrates nach rechts, trägt Hem-Hem-Krone, Himation über linker Schulter, davor Granatapfel; im Feld L ΚΒ |
| 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)
Harpocrates (in portrait, wearing)
Hem-hem crown (worn)
Himation (worn)
Pomegranate (right)
|
| Legend (edited) | ΑΥΤ(ΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) ΚΑΙΣ(ΑΡ) ΤΡΑ(ΙΑΝΟΣ) - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ(ΑΣΤΟΣ) | - |
| Legend (plain) | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙΣ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ | - |
| Title (Latin) |
Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in field
:
L Κ-Β
|
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC III 6256 | |
| Reference Literature |
R. S. Poole, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Alexandria and the Nomes, London 1892.
No.
764 Taf. 17
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
1738
(Comparable: Legenden-Ende "ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC (sic)" und Position der Jahreszahl)
F. Feuardent, Collections Giovanni di Demetrio, Numismatique, Égypte ancienne II, Domination romain, Paris 1872.
No.
1520
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.
1245
(This sample)
G. Macdonald, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection, Vol. III, Glasgow 1905.
No.
391
(Comparable: ΤΡΑΙ(ΑΝΟΣ))
J. G. Milne, Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. With a Supplement by C. M. Kraay, London 1971.
No.
1574
T. E. Mionnet, Description de médailles antiques, Greques et Romains VI, Paris 1813.
No.
1335
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. II (Münzverzeichnis), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
60
|
|
| Commentary | im Feld L ΚΒ | |
| Commentary literature |
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. I (Text), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
109f.
|
|
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