RPC IV.4, 279

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 279
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 ϹΕ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre or rear
Reverse inscription L Δ
Reverse design Nilus seated on rocks up which crocodile climbs, left, holding reed and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 1
Reference D 2728, DS 8615
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1998 SNG 2188
2 2     ✸ Aiello
3 3     D 2728 = Naville Numismatics 69, 14 Nov. 2021, lot 215