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 Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τίτος Αἴλιος Ἁδριανὸς Ἀντωνῖνος Εὐσεβής Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Τ(ίτος) Αἴλ(ιος) Ἁδρ(ιανὸς) Ἀντωνῖνος Εὐσεβ(ής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrian Antoninus Pius
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription L ΤΕΤΑΡΤΟΥ
Edition ἔτους τετάρτου (ἔτους) τετάρτου
Translation of the fourth year
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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# Specimen 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