RPC IV.4, 391

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 391
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Issue Year Ɛ = 5
Dating AD 141/2
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹ(Ε
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ L Ε
Reverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 3–5: same rev. die as 390/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1974.100.58620
2 2     NY: 1974.100.58621
3 3     NY: 1974.26.3537
4 4     Aiello
5 5     D 2117 = DS pl. 106 corr. = Naville Numismatics 34, 17 Sept. 2017, lot 275
6 6     ✸ Naville Numismatics 56, 22 Mar. 2020, lot 307