RPC IV.3, 6401 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6401 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Aelia Capitolina
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP ANTONINO AVG P P P
Edition Imp(eratori) Antonino Aug(usto) P(io) P(atri) P(atriae)
Translation to Emperor Antoninus Augustus Pius, father of the fatherland
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription COL AELIA CAP
Edition col(onia) Aelia Cap(itolina)
Translation Colony of Aelia Capitolina
Reverse design nude Bacchus/Dionysus standing, facing, head, right, holding cantharus over panther and long thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 9.97 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Meshorer, Aelia Capitolina 24, BMC 18–19
Specimens 9 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Private coll., USA = Meshorer, Aelia Capitolina 24, pl. 75
2 2     P: 6
3 3     P: 7, both sides with signs of tooling
4 4     ✸ L: BMC 18, pl. IX.4 (rev.)
5 5     L: BMC 19, pierced, 10.04g
6 6     B: Löbb, obverse legend obscure
7 7     V: GR 22551, authenticity doubtful: cast
8 8     Frank Sternberg 34 (22/10/1998), 289, pl. XVIII
9 9     Brisbane: 1522