RPC IV.4, 72

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 72
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Β = 2
Dating AD 138/9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Αἴλ(ιος) Ἀδρ(ιανὸς) Ἀντωνῖνος Εὐσεβ(ής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Β
Edition (ἔτους) βʹ
Translation of year 2
Reverse design radiate-headed and draped bust of Hermanubis wearing kalathos, right; before, palm-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 20.10 g
Axis 1
Reference DS 8511–12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop: 429
2 2     ✸ DS 8512 = Naville Numismatics 26, 23 Oct. 2016, lot 165 = Matthijs