RPC IV.4, 1657

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 1657
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 ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΒ
Edition Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσε(βής)
Translation Antoninus Augustus Pius
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing paludamentum, left
Reverse inscription L ΙΗ
Edition (ἔτους) ιηʹ
Translation of year 18
Reverse design draped bust of Sarapis wearing kalathos (and taenia), right
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 12.70 g
Axis 12
Reference DS 8251, pl. 115, 12275
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note Bust seen from rear but no trace of cuirass.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     DS 8251
2 2     ✸ DS pl. 115, 12275 = Naville Numismatics 65, 30 May 2021, lot 274