RPC IV.1, 4637 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4637 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
City Epidaurus
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝοϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑϹ ΕΠΙΔΑΥΡΟΥ
Edition Ἱερᾶς Ἐπιδαύρου
Translation of holy Epidaurus
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing statue of Asclepius seated, left, feeding serpent from patera, holding long staff; behind Asclepius, cross-like structure
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.89 g
Axis 1, 5, 9, 10, 11
Reference BMC 29
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 29, pl. XXIX.22 (rev.)
2 2     NY: 1944.100.39696
3 3     L: 1906-7-12-41
4 4     B: (Löbb)
5 5     ✸ Nomos 24, 22 May 2022, lot 142