Alexandria: Hadrian (117-138 AD) [ AL_3458 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Hadrian mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts, Paludamentum links | Canopus (des Osiris) steht auf Kissen nach rechts, trägt Krone aus Hörnern, Federn und Uraei; im Feld L Β |
| 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)
|
Canopus - Osiris (standing on, to the right, wearing)
Atef crown (worn)
Pillow (underlying)
|
| Legend (edited) | ΑΥΤ(ΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) ΚΑΙΣ(ΑΡ) ΤΡΑΙ<Α>-ΝΟΣ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΣ | - |
| Legend (plain) | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙΣ ΤΡΑΙΝΟΣ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΣ | - |
| Title (Latin) |
Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in field
:
L - Β
|
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC III 4990 | |
| Reference Literature |
R. S. Poole, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Alexandria and the Nomes, London 1892.
No.
626
(Comparable)
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
1313/1314
(Comparable)
F. Feuardent, Collections Giovanni di Demetrio, Numismatique, Égypte ancienne II, Domination romain, Paris 1872.
No.
1131
(Comparable)
A. Geißen, Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln, Bd. IV (Claudius Gothicus – Bleimünzen Nr. 3015-3627), Opladen 1983.
No.
3458
(This sample)
J. G. Milne, Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. With a Supplement by C. M. Kraay, London 1971.
No.
831
T. E. Mionnet, Description de médailles antiques, Greques et Romains VI, Paris 1813.
No.
160
(Comparable)
SNG Dänemark, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum Copenhagen IV, Part 41: Alexandria-Cyrenaica, Kopenhagen
No.
277
(Comparable)
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. II (Münzverzeichnis), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
41
|
|
| Commentary literature |
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. I (Text), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
93-111
|
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