RPC IV.4, 129

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 129
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Β = 2
Dating AD 138/9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Τ(ίτος) Αἴ(λιος) Ἁδρ(ιανὸς) Ἀντωνῖνος Εὐσεβ(ής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius
Obverse design radiate head of Antoninus Pius wearing aegis, right
Reverse inscription L Β
Edition (ἔτους) βʹ
Translation of year 2
Reverse design Sarapis standing, facing, head, left, holding long sceptre; at his feet, Cerberus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 12.92 g
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 117/1–2, 121/2, 133/1. 2–3: same obv. die as 117/3, 118/1–4, 130/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.60116
2 2     A: 6723
3 3     Aiello