RPC IV.4, 1652

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 1652
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΙΗ = 18
Dating AD 154/5
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹ(Ε)Β ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L ΙΗ
Reverse design Nilus, with crocodile beside him, reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 11
Reference D 2303
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Note On some busts a slight infill of the shoulder or a slight line at the neck may hint at a cuirass, but it is hard to be certain.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop: 511 corr.
2 2     ✸ O: HCR26754