RPC IV.4, 991

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 991
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Ι = 10
Dating AD 146/7
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τίτος Αἴλιος Ἁδριανὸς Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβαστὸς Εὐσεβής Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Τ(ίτος) Αἴλ(ιος) Ἁδρ(ιανὸς) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσ(εβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription L ΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ
Edition ἔτους δεκάτου (ἔτους) δεκάτου
Translation of the tenth year
Reverse design Heracles and the Hydra: Heracles advancing, right, lion skin around neck, seen from rear, raising club to strike Hydra on ground to right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 22.74 g
Axis 12
Reference DS 8489
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1864,1118.457 BMC 1053, pl. VI (rev.)
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     ✸ A: D 1718A / 2701 / 12433
4 4     Frankfurt Förschner 627
5 5     Aiello
6 6     Dattari = DS 8489
7 7     Matthijs