RPC IV.4, 1220

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 1220
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΙΓ = 13
Dating AD 149/50
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front or rear
Reverse inscription L ΙΓ
Reverse design caduceus between stalks of corn, all bound together
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 12
Reference DS 8869–70, Geissen 1630, M 2067
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
Note The traces of a cuirass may be minimal, so that there is little distinction between this bust type and a laureate-headed bust wearing paludamentum, r.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1888,0403.59 BMC 1208 corr.
2 2     O: HCR34377 M 2067
3 3     V: GR 24794
4 4     Cologne Geissen 1630
5 5     Frankfurt Förschner 643
6 6     ✸ CNG EA 299, 27 Mar. 2013, lot 339