RPC IV.4, 959

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 959
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Θ = 9
Dating AD 145/6
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription L Θ
Edition (ἔτους) θʹ
Translation of year 9
Reverse design Elpis standing, left, holding flower
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 13 mm
Reference DS 8414
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note The date is reversed on the die. Θ is otherwise avoided for the date in this year. It may have been used on this denomination owing to the small size of the flan or the coin may be misattributed.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ DS 8414