RPC IV.4, 85

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 85
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 Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Β
Reverse design radiate-headed and draped bust of Sarapis Pantheos, right, wearing kalathos, ram's horn round ear; behind, trident with serpent twined round it; before, cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 12
Reference DS 8730
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb.
2 2     ✸ A: D 1551B / 2436
3 3     A: D 158(?)1 / 1896/7, IA 273/500
4 4     DS 8730 = Naville Numismatics 79, 12 Feb. 2023, lot 310