RPC IV.3, 6397 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6397 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Aelia Capitolina
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP ANTONINVS AVG P P P
Edition Imperator Antoninus Augustus Pius Pater Patriae Imp(erator) Antoninus Aug(ustus) P(ius) P(ater) P(atriae)
Translation Emperor Antoninus Augustus Pius Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription C A C
Edition colonia Aelia Capitolina c(olonia) A(elia) C(apitolina)
Translation colony of Aelia Capitolina
Reverse design temple with four columns and rounded pediment enclosing statue of turreted Fortuna/Tyche-Astarte standing with foot on uncertain object, left, holding human bust and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 10.09 g
Axis 4, 11, 12
Reference Meshorer, Aelia Capitolina 20, Kadman I, 12$, BMC 11–12
Specimens 10 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Private coll. A. Sofaer, USA = Meshorer, Aelia Capitolina 20, pl. 73
2 2     P: 9
3 3     L: BMC 11
4 4     L: BMC 12
5 5     B: (Löbb)
6 6     NY: 1944.100.63126 SNG 594
7 7     Brisbane: 2282
8 8     Nomos obolos 36, 23 Fb. 2025, lot 703
9 9     CGT coll. ex Naville 10, 26 Oct. 2014, lot 151
10 10     ✸ Roma Numismatics E-Sale 75, 15 Oct. 2020, lot 446