RPC IV.4, 143

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 143
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 head of Antoninus Pius wearing aegis, right
Reverse inscription L Β
Reverse design bust of Harpocrates, right, crowned with skhent, raising finger to lips; behind, club
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Reference DS 2572 corr., 8462–3, M 1615
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: AA.GR.5602 (Doubles 870) SNG 2159
2 2     P: AA.GR.5569 (Doubles 874) SNG 2160
3 3     O: HCR34348 M 1615
4 4     Dattari = Naville Numismatics 77, 13 Nov. 2022, lot 281
5 5     ✸ DS 2572 corr. = Naville Numismatics 54, 15 Dec. 2019, lot 299
6 6     DS 8462 = Bayerische Vereinsbank 1 (1978), lot 260 (Figari - Mosconi 608)