American Numismatic Society: Silver Cistophorus of Hadrian, Ephesus, 128

Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P - Head of Hadrian, bare, right

Reverse: DIANA EPHESIA COS III - Cult-image of Diana Ephesia, wearing high headdress and veil, and fillets on her wrists, standing front, arms extended right and left over stags who look back at her

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 10.74
- Diameter (in mm): 28
Series: RIC.1.2

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date Range: 128 - 132
Denomination: Cistophorus
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Silver
Authority
- Authority: Hadrian
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
- State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Place of Production: Ephesus
- Region: Ionia
Obverse
- Portrait: Hadrian

References

Reference: RIC II Hadrian 527
Citation: NS.15.M.19.88
Reference: BMC.1085
Reference: Metcalf.19.88

Administrative History

Identifier: 1944.100.45566
Lot: 1944.100
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Variant. Obverse type should be laureate, right

Subjects

Category: Roman--Imperial--Antonines

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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Silver Cistophorus of Hadrian, Ephesus, 128–132. 1944.100.45566

Physical Description

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Typological Description

Authority

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Administrative History

Description

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