117 AD - 138 AD

Abdera   Thracia   Hadrianus
Αβδηρα   Θράκη   Αδριανός

 AE 20
 SHH 3675


3675 Abdera Thracia Hadrianus AE


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Reverse

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Reference

Provenance
Donated
 2.96 g   14.9-16.1 mm   1.79 eqmm   tmax 2.3 mm    rh 0.25 mm   7:00 o'clock   VF
centering + / +   grooves - / -
 σmax(SigmaTest, 240 kHz) = obv. 6.3, rev. 6.2 MS/m
Laureate head of  Hadrianus (?) right; [AVT]OKP TPA ΑΔΡ[ΙΑΝΩ] clockwise around;
border of dots.
 Laureate and draped bust of Traianus (?) right;
[?]Λ ΘΕΩ ΔΙ ABΔHPI[TAI] clockwise around; border of dots.
Identification of emperors uncertain.
Standard refernces quote the reverse inscription as "NΕΩ ...",
on  this specimen it is clearly "... ΘΕΩ ...".
AMNG II 252; BMC Thrace ---; Copenhagen II ---; Evelpidis I ---; Lindgren I & III ---
Milano VI/3 343; Moushmov 2472;  Sear Greek Imperial ---;Tübingen II ---; Varbanov 22
Ex CNG 218E/339, 9,9,2009
 Griechisches Münzwerk, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 8.2021