RPC IV.4, 153

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 153
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-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Β
Reverse design serpent (Uraeus) erect, right, crowned with disk and horns, enfolding stalk of corn and poppy
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 12
Reference DS 9000, Geissen 1314
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1974.26.3750
2 2     ✸ V: GR 24544
3 3     A: 6734
4 4     Cologne Geissen 1314
5 5     DS 9000 = Aiello