Roman Provincial coin – HCR150037

Obverse

Inscription:

ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ

Design:

Bust of Hadrian, laureate and cuirassed, right; dotted border

Reverse

Inscription:

ΦΩΚΑƐ[ΩΝ ƐΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ] ƐΡΜΙΟΥ

Design:

Athena standing left, holding patera in right hand, and spear and shield on ground with left; dotted border

Information

Period

Roman Provincial

Dynasty

Nerva-Antonine

Reign

Hadrian

Person

Hadrian, 117 – 138 CE (ruler/authority) , Hermias (Phocaea), strategos (magistrate)

Mint

Phocaea

Denomination

Uncertain

Material

bronze

Technique

struck

Dating

117 – 139 CE (according to RPC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.96

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.4

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

31/5/1948

Source

J. Burton Brown

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1948.

Find Note

'from Cyrenaica'

Reference

RPC online : https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/74689

Contributors to this coin record

autouploader, oclarke, corchard