Sear Roman Coins and their Values (RCV 2000 Edition) Number 3442
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Ref Hadrian AR Cistophorus, RIC 503, RSC 294, BMC 1071
Hadrian, AR Cistophoric tetradrachm. 10.98 g. Uncertain Asia Minor mint. Struck after AD 128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, bare-headed, draped bust right. / COS III, Athena or Minerva standing left, holding patera, left hand on shield at her side and with spear resting against left arm. Often overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus. RIC II 503; Metcalf Type 118, BMCRE 1071, RSC 294.
