RPC IV.2, 2916 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2916 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius (grammateus)
Issue Antoninus Pius Issue 2: Similar to Ephesian Issue 2
Dating c. 139–144
Obverse inscription ΤΙ ΑΙ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, left, seen from front (or centre)
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΠΟΠΛΙΟΥ ΓΡΑ(ΜΑ) ΤΡΑΛΙΑΝ(sic)
Reverse design Zeus (Larasios) seated, left, holding Nike and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
2 2     B: Fox, both sides with signs of tooling
3 3     V-ON Leypold II, no. 1322.1
4 4     Lindgren III, 536 = CNG Electronic Auction 266 (19/10/2011), 250 = GRPCL Tralles (formerly Seleukeia) 208
5 5     ✸ Pecunem Numismatik Naumann 27 (04/01/2015), 487 = GRPCL Tralles (formerly Seleukeia) 207