Uncertain (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian

Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.64g, 7h). Mint B. Struck after 128 AD. AVGVSTVS HADRIANVS [P] P P, bare head right / MON AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and sceptre. VF, slight scratch in obverse field. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus, Sutherland Group VI. Unique. It appears that the engraver of the obverse die originally placed the first P in P P before Hadrian's neck, but then erased it in the die and engraved both letters below the bust.

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Filename:	701011.jpg
City/Mint name:	Uncertain Roman
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Keywords:	roman / silver
References:	??? RIC II -; cf. Metcalf, Cistophori, type 78, 315 (obv. die [O 1], different rev. type); BMCRE -; RSC -
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 70 (9/2005), lot 1011 ($1,150 + comm)
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Date added:	Sep 24, 2005
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