RPC IV.2, 1734 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1734 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Apamea
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Aelius Apollinarios
Issue Early in the reign of Antoninus Pius
Dating 138–141
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝοϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖσαρ Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Antoninus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙΜ Μ ΑΙΛ ΑΠΟΛΛΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ
Edition ἐπιμ(εληθέντος) Μ(άρκου) Αἰλ(ίου) Ἀπολλιναρίου Ἀπαμέων
Translation under the supervision of Marcus Aelius Apollinarios, of the Apameans
Reverse design Zeus seated, left, holding Nike and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 16.12 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 159
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 159, pl. XII.1 Kraft, p. 64
2 2     P: 506 Wa 5712
3 3     Pecunem Numismatik Naumann 38 (06/12/2015), 535