RPC IV.4, 1641

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 1641
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΙΗ = 18
Dating AD 154/5
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕΒ (or ΕΥϹΕΒ ϹΕΒ)
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front or rear
Reverse inscription L ΙΗ
Reverse design Eirene standing, facing, head, left, holding two ears of corn and caduceus
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 2225, DS 8156, Geissen 1728, M 2265
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
Note On some busts the cuirass is uncertain, amounting only to a slight infill of the shoulder or a slight line at the neck.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: HCR26743 M 2265
2 2     O: HCR26744 M 2266
3 3     O: HCR26745 M 2267
4 4     ✸ O: HCR26747 M 2269
5 5     A: D 1853 / 2875 / 12307
6 6     Cologne Geissen 1728
7 7     DS 8156 = Naville Numismatics 71, 13 Feb. 2022, lot 267