Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Æ27 - Hadrian ΕΠΙ ΟΚΤΑΒΙ ΚΙΝΒΡΟΥ ΑΡΧ ϹΑΙΤΤΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Saitta (Conventus of Sardis) |
|---|---|
| Year | 117-138 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Helmeted and draped bust of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet and aegis across the chest. The bust is rendered in the provincial style typical of Lydian civic coinage of the Hadrianic period. The legend ϹΑΙΤΤΗΝΩΝ ('of the Saittians') curves around the field, identifying the issuing city. The coin exhibits heavy patination consistent with its bronze composition and ancient circulation. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The lunar deity Mên stands facing left, clad in Phrygian attire, holding a pine cone in his extended right hand and resting his left hand upon a long sceptre or staff. The figure's attributes — the pine cone and staff — are characteristic iconographic elements of Mên as worshipped in western Anatolia. The encircling legend records the name and title of the local magistrate responsible for the issue. The type reflects the strong cult presence of Mên in the Lydian region during the Imperial period. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |