Hadrianoi, Hadrian, bronze (CN type 16852)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 131-138 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Hadrianoi in Mysia under Hadrian dated ca. 131-138 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16852. Obverse: Laureate bust of Hadrian, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike (?) in outstretched right hand, left resting on sceptre.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded mean weight
19.26 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianoi
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Hadrian

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Hadrian, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike (?) in outstretched right hand, left resting on sceptre.
Obverse legend
[ Κ]ΑΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟ(Ϲ) ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ [...]
Reverse legend
[...]ΙΝΟV ΑΡΧ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16852
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16852

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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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