CILICIA, Aegeae. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tridrachm (25mm, 10.63 g, 12h). Dated year 164 of the Caesarean Era (AD 117/8).Electronic Auction 486 Roman Provincial, Silver Sold For $ 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CILICIA, Aegeae. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tridrachm (25mm, 10.63 g, 12h). Dated year 164 of the Caesarean Era (AD 117/8). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / AIΓЄAIΩN ЄTOVC ΔΞP (date), Athena standing left, holding phiale above goat head right, kneeling left, and shield set on ground; spear to right. F. Haymann, “Hadrianic Silver Coinage of Aegeae (Cilicia),” AJN 26 (2014), Type 8 (dies O4/R13) and pl. 32, third example; L&M 79 (this coin); Prieur 714 = SNG Levante 1715; RPC III 3336. Toned, scratch on obverse, tiny pitting and lamination on reverse. Near VF. |