RPC IV.3, 6754 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6754 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Berytus
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P T P (all As shaped as Λ)
Edition Antoninus Augustus Pius Pater Patriae Tribunicia Potestate Antoninus Aug(ustus) Pius P(ater) P(atriae) T(ribunicia) P(otestate)
Translation Antoninus Augustus Pious Father of the Fatherland, with tribunician power
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription COL BER
Edition colonia Berytus col(onia) Ber(ytus)
Translation colony of Berytus
Reverse design nude Neptune/Poseidon standing with foot on prow, left, holding dolphin and trident
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.37 g
Axis 10, 11, 12
Reference Sawaya 1180–95, Rouvier 539, BMC 104–7
Specimens 27 (16 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     BL 203 = Sawaya 1180, pl. 19 (D259, R468)
2 2     NY: 1944.100.70310 (ex private coll. J. Rouvier, Beirut) = Sawaya 1181, pl. 19 (R469)
3 3     ✸ L: 1907,0508.2 BMC 104, pl. IX.8 (rev.) = Sawaya 1182, pl. 19 (D260, R470)
4 4     NY: 1944.100.70311 (ex private coll. P. Schroeder, Beirut) = Sawaya 1183, pl. 19 (R471)
5 5     L: G.4403 BMC 105 = Sawaya 1184, pl. 19 (R472)
6 6     NY: 1944.100.70309 (ex private coll. J. Rouvier, Beirut) = Sawaya 1185, pl. 19 (R473)
7 7     BL 205 = Sawaya 1186, pl. 19 (R474)
8 8     BL 204 = Sawaya 1187, pl. 19 (R475)
9 9     Beirut-AUB: Inv. 71 Baramki
10 10     L: 1908,0110.1124 BMC 107 = Sawaya 1189, pl. 19 (D261, R476)
11 11     Lindgren III, 1378 = Sawaya 1190, pl. 19 (R477)
12 12     B: 10114
13 13     L: 1908,0110.1123 BMC 106 = Sawaya 1192, pl. 19 (R478)
14 14     B: (Löbb)
15 15     NY: 1944.100.70307 (ex private coll. Tinchant-Mabbott) = Sawaya 1194, pl. 19 (R479)
16 16     MNB 1002, obverse legend obscure, perhaps similar type <IdType = 1945894900>
17 17     Mu: 25
18 18     NY: 1999.32.30, end of obverse legend obscure
19 19     V: GR 22060, obverse legend mostly obscure
20 20     O
21 21     O
22 22     O
23 23     Leeds-UL: 1277
24 24     Leeds-UL: 1278
26 26     Freiburg: 12457
27 27     private coll..
28 28     CGT coll. ex Roma Numismatics E-Sale 32, 7 Jan. 2017, lot 571