RPC IV.4, 966

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 966
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Ι = 10
Dating AD 146/7
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤωΝ(Ε)ΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕΒ
Edition Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβαστὸς Εὐσεβής Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσεβ(ής)
Translation Antoninus Augustus Pius
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre or rear
Reverse inscription L ΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ
Edition ἔτους δεκάτου (ἔτους) δεκάτου
Translation of the tenth year
Reverse design Athena standing, facing, head, left, holding owl, resting arm on shield
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.55 g
Axis 12
Reference D 2175 corr., DS Suppl pl 14, 3, Geissen 1529
Specimens 11 (4 in the core collections)
Note Some Υ forms. The representation here is similar to that of Neith/Athena of the Saite nome, cf. https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/23075.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1862,0614.238 BMC 942, pl. IV (rev.)
2 2     Cop: 467
3 3     NY: 1944.100.58728
4 4     NY: 1944.100.58729
5 5     A: 2675a / 222
6 6     A: D 1703 / 2675 / 11106
7 7     A: D 1741 / 2732 / 12402
8 8     Cologne Geissen 1529
9 9     Frankfurt Förschner 624
10 10     D 2175 corr. = Naville Numismatics 79, 12 Feb. 2023, lot 317
11 11     Naville Numismatics 29, 26 Feb. 2017, lot 311 = Naville Numismatics 40, 27 May 2018, lot 297