RPC IV.4, 734

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 734
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year Η = 8
Dating AD 144/5
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹ
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription L Η
Reverse design Apis-bull standing, right, with crescent on flank; before, Egyptian altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference DS 8946, Geissen 1468
Specimens 11 (4 in the core collections)
Note Some Υ forms.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1862,0715.58 BMC 1175, pl. XXV (rev.)
2 2     P: 2156 SNG 2334
3 3     G SNG 4176 = MacDonald III, 467, no. 457
4 4     NY: 1944.100.60394
5 5     ✸ A: D 1683A / 2643 / 12353
6 6     Cologne Geissen 1468
7 7     Aiello
8 8     DS 8946 = Kölner Münzkabinett 67 (1997), 606 (Figari - Mosconi 789)
9 9     Matthijs
10 10     Naville Numismatics 39, 29 Apr. 2018, lot 284 = Roma Numismatics EA 42, 6 Jan. 2018, lot 388
11 11     Peus 420, 1 Nov. 2017, lot 314