RPC IV.4, 268

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 268
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Δ = 4
Dating AD 140/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹ[ΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L ΤΕΤΑΡΤΟΥ
Reverse design Hermes crowned with lotus petal standing, left, holding purse and caduceus; (at his feet, ibis or ram)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference DS 12280 on pl. 133, Geissen 1352, Milan SNG 1231
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.60153
2 2     Cologne Geissen 1352
3 3     Milan SNG 1231
4 4     ✸ DS 12280 on pl. 133 = Naville Numismatics 75, 31 July 2022, lot 340