Hadrian Tridrachm

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    Bought it from Marc Breitsprecher just last week.

    An interesting denomination, Tridrachm, generally classified as Billon or Silver Tetradrachm.

    The Greek name Aigeai must have derived from the word “goat”. In Ancient Greek, a male goat was called trágos (τράγος), while a female goat was called aíx (αἴξ). Both terms are deeply rooted in Greek culture, heavily featured in mythology, and are the linguistic source for the word "tragedy" (meaning "goat song").

    While checking the attribution I found that this exact coin is published in RPC Online:
    https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/398520 even though the weigh is not the same. I haven't weighted the coin yet so I don't know if the weigh is right. It says at RPC that it is CGT coll. - so I found out that CGT is a well-known private collector, Clifford G. Thring, who makes his collection available as far as possible to the RPC project.

    Cilicia, Aegeae, dated ΔΞP (Year 164 of the Caesarean Era = 117 – 118 AD)
    23.78 mm, 10.77 g, 12
    RPC Online III, 3335; SNG France 2, 2328; SNG Levante 1713; Prieur 716

    Ob.: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ CЄB Laureate head of Hadrian to r., drapery on far shoulder.
    Rev.: AIΓЄAIΩN (of Aegeae) ЄTOYC ΔΞP (of the Aegeaeans, of year 164) Amaltheia, as city goddess, standing facing, head to r., wearing kalathos (traditional basket-shaped headdress). She holds a cornucopia in her r. arm and the infant Zeus in her l. crowning her with a wreath. At her feet rests a kneeling goat.

    Picture courtesy mrbcoins:
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