RPC IV.2, 8166 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 8166 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Philadelphia
Region Lydia
City Philadelphia
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Magistrate Perikles (archon)
Dating 138–161
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤΩΝ(Ε?)ΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΠΕΡΙΚΛΕοΥϹ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ
Reverse design temple with four columns and rounded pediment enclosing statue of Artemis standing, right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, holding bow; to right at her feet, stag standing, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Hochard 1477
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Peus 366 (25/10/2000), coll. Marcel Burstein, 715, pl. 37 = Hochard 1477a, pl. 77, with traces of tooling, obverse legend variation ΑΝΤΩΝƐΙΝΟϹ but in tooled section, so original reading uncertain
2 2     Mu: under 'Uncertain'
3 3     Private coll. A. O. J.
4 4     Leu Numismatik Electronic Auction 4 (24/06/2018), 503 = GRPCL Philadelphia 268