RPC IV.4, 685

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 685
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Ζ = 7
Dating AD 143/4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Τ(ίτος) Αἴλ(ιος) Ἁδρ(ιανὸς) Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσ(εβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrian Antoninus Augustus Pius
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription L Ζ
Edition (ἔτους) ζʹ
Translation year 7
Reverse design judgement of Paris: Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena standing on rocks; to left, tree framing scene, Paris, and Hermes, pointing at Aphrodite; before rocks, animals; above, Erotes with wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 21.97 g
Axis 12
Reference D 2998, pl. XXVI (rev.), DS 8846–7
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)
Note SAN 5, 4 (1972–3), 61-2; SAN 6, 3 (1975), 40–2 said to be all same rev die (Ba).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2081 JDAI 3 (1888), 293, no. 6 (pl. 9, 24 (rev.)), SNG 2300
2 2     NY: 1944.100.60292 illustrated SAN 6, 3 (1975), 41 (rev.)
3 3     O: HCR33311 JEA 29 (1943), pl. IV, 9, illustrated SAN 6, 3 (1975), 42 (rev.)
4 4     Turin SAN 6, 3 (1975), 41 = Fabretti 7158
5 5     Aiello
6 6     Dattari = D 2998, pl. XXVI (rev.)
7 7     DS 8847 = Naville Numismatics 49, 12 May 2019, lot 252
8 8     ✸ Naville 64, 21 Mar. 2021, lot 267 = CNG Triton XXVI, 10 Jan. 2023, lot 584 = Naville Numismatics 64, 21 Mar. 2021, lot 267
9 9     Savoca London 3 Silver, 15 Sept. 2019, lot 180