RPC IV.4, 54

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 54
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 head of Antoninus Pius with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription L Β
Reverse design sacred boat of Sarapis: Sarapis seated, left, holding sceptre; at his feet, Cerberus; to left, veiled Demeter standing, right, holding torch and ears of corn and poppies(?); to right, Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia; all wearing kalathos; all on oared boat
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 2859, pl. XXIII (rev.)
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1947 SNG 2129
2 2     A: D 1553 / 2438
3 3     ✸ D 2859, pl. XXIII (rev.) = Naville Numismatics 48, 7 Apr. 2019, lot 263
4 4     Kölner Münzkabinett 117, 2022, lot 214
5 5     Lanz 78 (25. 11. 1996), 645