RPC IV.4, 1575

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 1575
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΙΖ = 17
Dating AD 153/4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription L ΙΖ
Reverse design serpent with head of Sarapis erect, right, wearing kalathos, enfolding stalks of corn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Τhe shoulder of the portrait is slightly filled in. It is hard to tell whether this amounts to a cuirass.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Aiello