RPC IV.4, 2151

 

Image of specimen #12

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2151
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΚΓ = 23
Dating AD 159/60
Obverse inscription ΤΙ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥ
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription L ΚΓ
Reverse design Athena standing, facing, head, left, holding Nike, resting arm on shield; to right, spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 2485, DS 8346, Geissen 1848, M 2407
Specimens 17 (8 in the core collections)
Note Some specimens have been attributed to year 20 in the past, following Dattari. This appears to be a result of the difficulty of reading the whole date on worn specimens. Some Ⲱ forms.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1903,1007.9 BMC Suppl 2985
2 2     NY: 1944.100.60929
3 3     NY: 1944.100.60928
4 4     NY: 1944.100.60927
5 5     NY: 1944.100.60930
6 6     O: HCR33624 M 2333 corr.
7 7     O: HCR33623 M 2407
8 8     V: GR 24756
9 9     A: D 1941A / 2991 / 12256
10 10     Cologne Geissen 1848
11 11     Vat: Mt.Gr.Aegyptus.NummiAlexandrini.670 Zoëga p. 207, no. 414 (rev. illustrated on pl. XII) corr.
12 12     ✸ Aiello
13 13     Dattari = Naville Numismatics 72, 27 Mar. 2022, lot 352
14 14     DS 8345 = Naville Numismatics 33, 16 July 2017, lot 245 = Roma Numismatics EA 46, 5 June 2018, lot 433
15 15     DS 8346 = Naville Numismatics 32, 18 June 2017, lot 290 = Matthijs
16 16     Roma Numismatics E-Sale 9, 28 June 2014, lot 292
17 17     Savoca London 1 Silver, 21 July 2019, lot 188