Even before identifying the
mint, I hasten to post a really true image of the
Hadrian /
Athena coin last discussed here. This image is drastically
reduced but, apart from combining and cropping, without processing, and it really does match the coin. As Dino said above in Reply #15 on the Septimius coin, their image so far from enhancing the coin does not show how really nice it is. Yes, the
patina is sound as well as that nice color.
Their images often do not do justice to the coin.
Pat L.
As for ID, three convergent opinions so far, but no die match. P.L.
No one, even
Curtis, has found a possibility other than Bithynium-Claudiopolis, and there is a
good comparandum there which I haven't seen myself yet, but
still (a) no other specimen, let alone with a more
complete ehtnic
legend and (b) no die match for either the
obv. or the
rev. At
Curtis' suggestion, I have sent images to M.
Amandry for the
Hadrian RPC (and he might, of course, recognize the coin).
Curtis and others have generously checked all the
SNG et al. to which I lack access. P.L.
5:30 p.m. Just received by the
generosity of Roland M. (Odophil), via Lars Rutten (PScipio), this scan of the coin first spotted by Pete (Akropolis) and agreed to be most relevant by those with
von Aulock (which I really MUST obtain for myself: this is not the first time...).
My coin is larger, Æ25 and 9.74gr. and its
bust is from in front, while
von Aulock 296 is
bust from behind.
See now (Apr. 9):
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=44926.0