RPC IV.4, 900

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 900
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Η = 8
Dating AD 144/5
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Ἁδρ(ιανὸς) Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Hadrianus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription L Η
Edition (ἔτους) ηʹ
Translation of year 8
Reverse design dolphin downwards
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 5.21 g
Axis 12
Reference DS 8975
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 2–3: same pair of dies. 2–3: same obv. die as 902/2, 13, 903/4–5, 907/2, 7.
Note There are guideline dots above the dolphin on the reverse die indicating that the die-cutter intended to engrave a trident, as on https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/23178, but it is not fully engraved.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Milan SNG 1246
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 390, 1 Feb. 2017, lot 378
3 3     DS 9875 = Künker 347, 22 Mar. 2021, lot 198