RPC IV.1, 4144 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4144 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
Subregion Laconia
City Sparta
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΙΩΝ
Edition Λακεδαιμονίων
Translation of the Lacedaemonians
Reverse design club ending in winged caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 6.16 g
Axis 4, 5, 9
Reference Grunauer group XL.3
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C: Leake 4019, European Greece, p. 57.24 Grunauer group XL, pl. 25.3, obverse legend obscure
2 2     P: 1939
3 3     B: Berger