RPC IV.4, 255

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 255
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Δ = 4
Dating AD 140/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Τ(ίτος) Αἴλ(ιος) Ἁδρ(ιανὸς) Ἀντωνῖνος Εὐσεβ(ής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription L ΤΕΤΑΡΤΟΥ
Edition (ἔτους) τετάρτου
Translation of year 4
Reverse design Heracles and the Stymphalian birds: Heracles standing, right, wearing lion skin and quiver, shooting upwards with bow and arrow; to left, on ground, club; to right, in air and on ground, birds
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 24.08 g
Axis 12
Reference Geissen 1349
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Note Some Υ forms.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2206 SNG 2191
2 2     ✸ V: GR 28539 ZfN 28 (1910), 64 (year 15 in error)
3 3     A: D 1592 / 2491
4 4     Cologne Geissen 1349
5 5     Demetrio 1592