RPC IV.4, 996

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 996
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Ι = 10
Dating AD 146/7
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Τ(ίτος) Αἴλ(ιος) Ἁδρ(ιανὸς) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσ(εβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription L ΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ
Edition (ἔτους) δεκάτου
Translation of year 10
Reverse design Heracles and the Stymphalian birds: Heracles standing, right, wearing lion skin, quiver at side, shooting upwards with bow and arrow; to right, two birds falling from sky; (behind, club)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 23.29 g
Axis 1, 11, 12
Reference D 2587, pl. XV (rev.), 2588, DS Suppl pl 16, 56, Geissen 1538, M 1915d
Specimens 21 (7 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1862,0715.46 BMC 1049
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     Cop: 473
4 4     NY: 1944.100.60432
5 5     NY: 1944.100.60431
6 6     NY: 1944.100.60433
7 7     O: HCR33406 M 1915d
8 8     A: D 1717A / 2699 / 12430
9 9     ✸ A: D 1717 / 2698 /12434
10 10     Cologne Geissen 1538
11 11     Aiello
12 12     CNA 13 (4. 12. 1990), coll. Wetterstrom, 200
13 13     D 2587, pl. XV (rev.)
14 14     D 2587, pl. XV (rev.) = Naville Numismatics 28, 22 Jan. 2017, lot 352
15 15     Dattari = DS Suppl pl 16, 56
16 16     Helios 8, 13 Oct. 2012, lot 77
17 17     Münzen und Medaillen 46 (28. 4. 1972), 205 = Voegtli, Heldenepen, p. 28 (pl. 4a (rev.)) = Heritage Monthly 271933, 18 Aug. 2019, lot 35050
18 18     Niggeler 747
19 19     Nomos 24, 22 May 2022, lot 335
20 20     Peus 420, 1 Nov. 2017, lot 321 = Matthijs
21 21     SAN 4, 4 (1972–3), 63–6 (John Hopkins University) ex Malloy