RPC IV.4, 1989

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 1989
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΚΑ = 21
Dating AD 157/8
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ (ΚΑΙ) (Τ) ΑΙ(Λ) ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ (ΕΥϹ)
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τίτος Αἴλιος Ἁδριανὸς Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστὸς Εὐσεβής Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τ(ίτος) Αἴλ(ιος) Ἁδρ(ιανὸς) Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσ(εβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrian Antoninus Augustus Pius
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription L ΚΑ
Edition ἔτους καʹ (ἔτους) καʹ
Translation of year 21
Reverse design Nilus seated on rocks up which crocodile climbs, left, head, right, holding reed and cornucopia, from which Genius issues holding wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 21.20 g
Axis 12
Reference DS 8622, Geissen 1805, M 2360
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 2: same obv. die as 1979/1, 2000/2. 6: same obv. die as 1971/8, 1982/3, 13, 2000/3.
Note Some Ⲱ forms.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1860,0602.101 BMC 1156, pl. XIX (rev.)
2 2     P: Delepierre 56 SNG 2686
3 3     O: HCR33598 M 2360
4 4     Cologne Geissen 1805
5 5     Cologne Geissen 1806?
6 6     Dattari = DS 8622