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 Imperatori Antonino Augusto Pio Patri Patriae 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 colonia Aelia Capitolina 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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# Specimen 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