RPC IV.4, 117

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 117
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Β = 2
Dating AD 138/9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ
Obverse design radiate head of Antoninus Pius wearing aegis, right
Reverse inscription L Β
Reverse design veiled Demeter seated, left, holding patera over altar, and torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 2509
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 121/2, 129/1, 133/1. 3: same obv. die as 118/1–4, 129/2–3, 130/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1949 SNG 2146
2 2     D 2509 = Naville Numismatics 67, 1 Aug. 2021, lot 211
3 3     ✸ Naville Numismatics 80, 2 Apr. 2023, lot 375