RPC IV.4, 897

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 897
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Η = 8
Dating AD 144/5
Obverse inscription Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription L Η
Reverse design serpent (Agathodaemon) erect, right, crowned with skhent, enfolding club and caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3069
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3–6: same obv. die as 891/1, 894/1–2, 899/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1862,0715.59 BMC 1185
2 2     NY: 1944.100.60396
3 3     Cologne Geissen 1467
4 4     Aiello
5 5     ✸ D 3069 = Naville Numismatics 30, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 320
6 6     Emporium Hamburg 66, 17 Nov. 2011, lot 293