RPC IV.4, 1198

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 1198
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΙΓ = 13
Dating AD 149/50
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription L ΤΡΙϹΚΑ(Ι)
Reverse design Nilus, with crocodile (or sphinx) beside him, reclining left, holding cornucopia from which issues Genius holding wreath, and reed; above (or to left), ΙϚ
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 1, 11, 12
Reference DS 2771 (not D 2771, possibly = D 2772), 2755 corr? (DS)
Specimens 14 (5 in the core collections)
Note There may be little distinction between this bust type and a laureate-headed bust wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r., seen from front (where the cuirass may be minimal).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.60616
2 2     NY: 1944.100.60614
3 3     NY: 1944.100.60618
4 4     O: HCR33469
5 5     V: GR 24698
6 6     Cologne Geissen 1639
7 7     CNG EA 113, 11 May 2005, lot 168
8 8     CNG EA 401, 12 July 2017, lot 331 = Robert L. Grover Collection, Art Institute of Chicago (Gemini XIII, 6 Apr. 2017), lot 463 (part of)
9 9     D 2755 = Naville Numismatics 81, 7 May 2023, lot 410
10 10     ✸ DS 2771 (not D 2771, possibly = D 2772) = Naville Numismatics 49, 12 May 2019, lot 256 = Matthijs
11 11     Heritage Monthly 271933, 18 Aug. 2019, lot 35053
12 12     Künker 89, 8 Mar. 2004, lot 1799
13 13     Numismatic Fine Arts Mail Bid Sale 12. 10. 1988, coll. Brauer, 884
14 14     Roma Numismatics E-Sale 24, 30 Jan. 2016, lot 252 = Rauch MBS 11, 12 Sept. 2006, lot 430