RPC IV.4, 98

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 98
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, left
Reverse inscription [L Β] (?)
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing statue of Sarapis standing, facing, head, left, holding sceptre; at his feet, Cerberus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Reference DS 8896
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 94/1.
Note The obverse type and die-link make attribution to year 2 very plausible. There is a similar type in year 2 with a seated figure of Sarapis facing front inside the temple: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/22411. With thanks to K. Emmett for advice.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ DS 8896 = Naville Numismatics 69, 14 Nov. 2021, lot 211