Alexandria: Hadrian (117-138 AD) [ AL_3487 ]
Suspicion of forgery
Categorisation
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Brustbild des Hadrian mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts, Panzer und Paludamentum, von hinten gesehen | Brustbild der Selene in Chiton nach rechts, im Feld L ΕΝΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ |
| Depicted Person |
Hadrian (117-138 AD)
(
Augustus
)
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- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from rear)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
Cuirass (worn)
Paludamentum (worn)
|
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from front)
Selene (in portrait, wearing)
Crescent (worn)
Taenia (worn)
Chiton (worn)
|
| Legend (edited) | ΑΥΤ(ΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) ΚΑΙ(ΣΑΡ) - ΤΡΑΙ(ΑΝΟΣ) ΑΔΡΙΑ(ΝΟΣ) ΣΕΒ(ΑΣΤΟΣ) | L ΕΝ-ΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ |
| Legend (plain) | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΣΕΒ | L ΕΝΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ |
| Title (Latin) |
Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus
|
- |
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC III 5657 (Comparable) | |
| Reference Literature |
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
1483 Taf. 24
(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.
3487
(This sample)
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. II (Münzverzeichnis), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
49
(Comparable)
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| Commentary | Guss; Imitation | |
| Commentary literature |
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. I (Text), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
101
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