RPC IV.4, 93

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 93
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 Sarapis seated, left, holding sceptre; at his feet, Cerberus; on throne, two small figures of Nike
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 2841, Geissen 3471
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 96/1892
2 2     A: D 1552A / 156/483
3 3     Cologne Geissen 3471 = D 2841 (Figari - Mosconi 703)
4 4     Elsen 134, 9 Sept. 2017, lot 489
5 5     Gilles Blançon 31 (1999–2000), 1292