Hadrianoi, Hadrian, bronze (CN type 16857)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 131–138 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Hadrianoi in Mysia under Hadrian dated ca. 131–138 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16857. Obverse: Laureate bust of Hadrian, right. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and sceptre.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 32–33 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 18.43 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Hadrianoi
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Hadrian
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Hadrian, right.
- Reverse type
- Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and sceptre.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV(Τ) ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ(ΟϹ) ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΟΛVΜΠΩ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16857
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16857
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1613
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 176f., nr. 499-501
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution