RPC IV.4, 838

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 838
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-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Η
Reverse design zodiac, Jupiter in Pisces: bust of Zeus, right, sceptre on shoulder; below, two fishes; before, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 2980, Geissen 1897
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 96/1892
2 2     NY: 1944.100.60365
3 3     ✸ Boston: 1985.1311
4 4     Cologne Geissen 1897
5 5     Numismatica Ars Classica / Spink Taisei 16. 11. 1994, 843 = Münzen und Medaillen 13 (17. 6. 1954), 953
6 6     Savoca London 1 Silver, 21 July 2019, lot 186
7 7     Schulman NY, 6 June 1969 (Mabbott coll.), 3422