RPC IV.3, 6211 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6211 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Orthosia
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τί(τος) Αἴλ(ιος) Ἁδρ(ιανὸς) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΒΞΥ ΟΡΘωϹΙΕωΝ
Edition βξυʹ Ὀρθωσιέων
Translation 239, of the Orthosians
Reverse design Baal of Orthosia standing in biga drawn by griffins, right, holding harpa
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 9.68 g
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 876
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P Bab 1495, pl. XXVIII.19 (rev.)
2 2     P Bab 1496
3 3     L: 1924,1205.1
4 4     B: Cassel 1925, worn, on reverse, date obscure
5 5     Lindgren III, 1409 = CNG 37 (20/03/1996), 1146