Provincial Coinage

Alexandrian mint.

Egypt, Alexandria. BI Tetradrachm. Struck AD 117/18. L B = year 2 (RPC III 4989)
Obv: AYT TΡAIANOC AΔΡIANOC, laureate head of Hadrian, right
Rev: Agathodaemon serpent crowned with pschent, enfolding caduceus and stalk of corn
Egypt, Alexandria. BI Tetradrachm. Struck AD 119/120. L Δ = year 4 (RPC III 5184)
Obv: Laureate bust right, slight drapery; crescent before
Rev: Hadrian, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and branch, driving slow quadriga right
Egypt, Alexandria. BI Tetradrachm. Struck AD 120/1. L E = year 5 (RPC III 5258)
Obv: Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; crescent before
Rev: Eagle standing right; L E in field

Koinon of Bithynia.

Koinon of Bithynia. AD 117-138. Æ 21mm, 6.64 g. (RPC III, 1009B)
Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, laureate head of Hadrian, right
Rev: ΚΟΙ-ΝΟΝ ΒΕΙΘΥΝΙΑϹ, temple with eight columns on podium of two steps; in pediment, wolf and twins; Nikai on the roof, left and right
Koinon of Bithynia. Nicomedia. Struck after AD 128. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. 26mm, 13.84 g. (RPC III, 971)
Obv: IMP CAES TRA HADRIANO AVG P P, bare head right
Rev: COM BIT, octastyle temple set on three-tiered podium, ROM S P AVG across frieze, plain pediment, pellet between central columns

Provincial Coinage.

Syria. Antioch. Dated AD 117-138. 15 mm, 28 g. (RPC III, 3691)
Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Θ ΤΡ Π ΥΙ Θ ΝΕΡ ΥΙⲰ ΤΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹ. laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum
Rev: S C; in laurel wreath; beneath: AB
Tetradrachm of Antioch, Syria. Dated COS II (AD 118). (RPC III, 3688)
Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΘΕ ΤΡΑ ΠΑΡ ΥΙ ΘΕ ΝΕΡ ΥΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒ – Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤ B – Eagle standing facing, head left, on leg and thigh of an animal.
Syria, Antioch. Dated 117-138. Æ Bronze. 17 mm, 3.53 gr (RPC III 3728)
Obv: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum, seen from rear
Rev: ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕωΝ ΤΗϹ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕ(Ω), turreted and veiled bust of the City of Antioch, to right; in field, right, Γ
Syria, Tripolis, Phoenicia. Hadrian Æ24. Year 428 = AD 117. (RPC III 3828)
Obv: AYTOKR KAICAΡ TΡAIANOC AΔΡIANOC, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder
Rev: HKY TΡIΠOΛEITΩN, Astarte, turreted, standing right, left foot on prow, holding long cruciform standard and raising hem of robe
Galilee, Tiberias. Hadrian Æ24. Dated year 101 = AD 118/9. (RPC III 3932)
Obv: AYT TΡA AΔΡIANΩ KAIC CEB, laureate bust right
Rev: TIBEΡ KΛAYΔ, Zeus seated left, holding sceptre, all within tetrastyle temple, date ET AP in ex.
Judaea, Gaza. Hadrian Æ17. Dated CY 194 and Epidemia 5 = AD 133/4. (RPC III 4037)
Obv: AKATP. AΔΡΙΑΝCE, Laureate, draped bust of Hadrian, right
Rev: ΓΑΖΑ Ε ΕΠΙ ΔЧΡ, Heracles nude, standing front looking left; right hand resting on club, left holding lion-skin
Judaea, Caesarea Maritima, Samaria. Hadrian, Æ18. AD 117/138. (RPC III 3961)
Obv: IMP TRA HADRIANO, Laureate head right
Rev: CI F AVG CAESAR, Apollo standing left, resting left elbow on tripod, right hand extended toward upright serpent
Phoenicia, Berytus. Hadrian, Æ23. AD 128/38. (RPC III 3856)
Obv: IMP CAES TRAI HADRIANVS AVG P, laureate, draped bust right
Rev: Two military standards, each surmounted by eagle; in laurel wreath; COL BER below
Commagene, Samosata. Hadrian Æ21. AD 117-138. (RPC III 3419)
Obv: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum
Rev: ΦΛΑ ϹΑΜΟ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΜ; wreath

Lycaonia. Iconium. Assarion (Bronze, 19 mm, 4.16 g, 6 h). (RPC III 2824).
Obv: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right, seen from behind
Rev: ΚΛΑYΔ ЄΙΚ[Ο]ΝΙЄΩΝ Bust of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis
Ionia. Ephesus. Hadrian with Sabina, 117-138. Assarion (Bronze, 21 mm, 4.77 g, 6 h) (RPC III 2080).
Obv: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ ϹΑΒЄΙΝΑ Laureate head of Hadrian, on the left, facing diademed and draped bust of Sabina, on the right
Rev: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΥ ЄΦЄCI [ΔΙΚΑ]ΙΟϹΥΝΗ Dikaiosyne standing front, head to left, holding scales in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left

Ionia. Ephesus. Bronze Æ 21 mm, 4,93 g. AD 117-138. (RPC III 2070)
Obv: ΑΥ(Τ) ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑ(Ι) ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ (Ϲ)(Ε) laureate head of Hadrian, r.
Rev: ΕΦΕ/ϹΙΩΝ stag, to l.
Ionia, Phocaea. Dated 117-138. AE Bronze (21.4mm 4.1g). (RPC III 1942)
Obv: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ – ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right
Rev: ΦΩΚΑΕ[ΩΝ ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ] ΕΡΜΙΟΥ, Athena standing left, holding patera in right hand, and spear and shield on ground with left
Cappadocia. Caesarea. Hemidrachm AR. Dated year 5 (121/2 AD). 15 mm, 1,48 g. (RPC III, 3076)
Obv: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤ Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: ΕΤ Ε Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm
Cappadocia. Caesarea. Didrachm AR. Dated 117/138. 21 mm, 6,51 g. (RPC III 3104)
Obv: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟ[Ϲ], laureate head right
Rev: ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Γ [Π]ΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡ, Mount Argaeus surmounted by wreath
Cappadocia, Tyana. Hadrian Æ16. Year 20 = AD 135/6. (RPC III 2957)
Obv: ΑΥTO ΚΑΙ ΤΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СЄBACT. Laureate head right
Rev: ΤΥΑΝΕΩΝ ΤΩ(Ν) Π(Ρ) ΤΑ(Υ) ΙΕΡ ΑϹΥ ΑΥΤ / ЄT – K to right and left of club of Herakles Club
Cilicia, Syedra. Dated 117-138. Assarion. 19 mm, 5.40 g. (RPC III 2765)
Obv: ΑΥΤ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right
Rev: ϹΥΕΔΡΕωΝ, goddess wearing long chiton standing facing, head left, holding patera in her right hand and resting with left on sceptre
Pisidia, Sagalassos. Dated AD 117/138. 25 mm, 12.07 g. (RPC III 2793)
Obv: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ. Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian, right
Rev: ΓΑΛΑϹϹΕΩΝ. Zeus seated on throne, left, holding Nike on extended hand, resting on scepter; eagle at his feet
Lydia. Stratonicaea-Hadrianopolis. Dated 117-138. Hemiassarion. Orichalcum, 16 mm, 3.40 g. (RPC III, 1776).
Obv: ΑΥΤΟ ΤΡΑΙΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟ Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right.
Rev: ΙΝΔΙ ϹΤΡ[Α] ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ Draped bust of the Roman Senate to right.
Mysia, Hadrianotherae. Dated 117-138. Tetrassarion (Orichalcum, 31 mm, 17.25 g, 6 h), Orphios Menophantos, strategos. (RPC III, 1624).
Obv: ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΟΡΦ ΜΗΝΟΦΑΝΤΟΥ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΘΗΡΙΤΩΝ, Hadrian on horseback galloping to right, brandishing javelin at bear advancing right, wounded by a spear
Mysia, Hadrianotherae. Dated 117-138. Hemiassarion. Orichalcum, 16 mm, 3.34 g. (RPC III 1629)
Obv: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΟϹ, bare head of Hadrian, right
Rev: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΘΗΡΙΤΩΝ, head of she-bear, left
Mysia, Hadrianotherae. Dated 117-138. Hemiassarion. Orichalcum, 15 mm, 3.07 g. (RPC III 1629)
Obv: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΟϹ, bare head of Hadrian, right
Rev: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΘΗΡΙΤΩΝ, head of she-bear, left
Mysia, Pergamon. Dated 117-138. Æ Bronze. 17 mm, 3.13 gr (RPC III, 1735)
Obv: ΑΥ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right
Rev: ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ, draped bust of the Senate, right
Mysia, Hadrianotherae. Dated AD 117-138. 25mm, 10,69 g. (RPC III 1627)
Obv: AΔPIANOC AVΓOVCTOC, laureate head right
Rev: AΔPIANOΘHPITΩN, Zeus standing left, holding sceptre and patera, eagle at feet
Mysia, Cyzicus. Dated AD 117-138. AE 19.4mm, 4.77 g. (RPC III, 1506)
Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΝ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Rev: ΚΥ/ΖΙ, torch, all within oak-wreath
Mysia, Cyzicus. Dated AD 117-138. AE 14mm, 8.03 g. (RPC III 1500)
Obv: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΥ ϹΕ Κ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΥ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, left
Rev: ΚΥ-Ζ, dolphin entwined on trident
Mysia. Parium Æ16. Dated AD 117-138. 16.1 mm, 3,48 g. (RPC III, 1542)
Obv: HADRIANVS AVG P P, laureate head of Hadrian, l.
Rev: C G I H P, founder ploughing with two oxen, r.
Mysia, Hadrianeia. Dated AD 117-138. Æ16 mm, 2,93 g.
Pamphylia, Attaleia. Dated AD 117-138. 24mm, 8,03 g. (RPC III 2679)
Obv: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from rear
Rev: ΑΤΤΑΛΕΩΝ, temple with four columns within which statue of Athena standing facing, head l., holding Nike in her r. hand, l. resting on spear; on l., owl on altar; on r., shield
Pamphylia, Side. Dated 117/18. Æ Bronze. 18 mm, 5.3 gr (RPC III, 2732)
Obv: [ ] ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ [ ], laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum, seen from front
Rev: ϹΙΔΗΤωΝ, Athena wearing crested helmet, long chiton and peplos standing left, holding Nike on her extended right hand, left resting on shield; at feet, prow; in left field (above), star, (below) pomegranate
Phrygia, Laodicea ad Lycum. Dated AD 117-138. AE 20mm, 4.50 gr. (RPC III 2325)
Obv: ΑΥ ΚΑ(Ι) ΤΡ(Α) ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum, seen from front
Rev: ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ, Zeus standing facing, head left, holding Nike on his extended right hand, left resting on sceptre; at his feet, eagle standing on altar
Phrygia, Apamea. Dated 117-138. 16 mm, 3.01 g. (RPC III 2585)
Obv: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, with paludamentum
Rev: ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΜΑΡϹΥΑϹ, Marsyas, naked but for flying chlamys, advancing right, playing on double flute
Pontos, Amisus. Dated AD 133/4. Drachm. 18.6 mm, 13 gr. (RPC III 1257)
Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ Π Π ΥΠ Γ, laureate head of Hadrian, right, sometimes with small aegis on left shoulder
Rev: ΑΜΙϹΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ ΕΤΟΥϹ ΡΞΕ, Demeter veiled standing facing, head left, holding ears of corn in right hand, left resting on torch
Thrace, Bizya. Dated 117/19. Tetrassarion. 30 mm, 18g). (RPC III 728)
Obv: ΑΥΤΟ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right, with paludamentum
Rev: ΕΠΙ ΜΑΙ ΝΕΠ ΠΡΕϹΒ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤ ΒΙΖΥΗΝΩΝ, city gate, flanked by two towers, surmounted by a figure in quadriga, right