RPC IV.4, 1990

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 1990
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) (Α)ΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τ(ίτος) Αἴ(λιος) Ἁδρ(ιανὸς) Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐ(σεβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrian Antoninus Augustus Pius
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription L ΚΑ
Edition (ἔτους) καʹ
Translation of year 21
Reverse design Nilus seated on rocks up which crocodile climbs, left, holding reed and cornucopia, from which Genius issues holding wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 19.89 g
Axis 12
Reference D 2736, DS 8618
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.60876
2 2     ✸ A: D 1907A / 1896/7, I 408/735
3 3     A: D 1907 / 2948 / 12220
4 4     CNG EA 397, 17 May 2017, lot 366 = Agora Auctions Numismatic 69, 26 Sept. 2017, lot 191
5 5     Dattari = D 2736
6 6     DS 8618 = Naville Numismatics 34, 17 Sept. 2017, lot 286