RPC IV.4, 1728

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 1728
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΙΗ = 18
Dating AD 154/5
Obverse inscription Α(Υ)Τ Κ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τίτος Αἴλιος Ἁδριανὸς Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστὸς Εὐσεβής Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Τ(ίτος) Αἴ(λιος) Ἁδρι(ανὸς) Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐ(σεβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrian Antoninus Augustus Pius
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription L ΙΗ
Edition ἔτους ιηʹ (ἔτους) ιηʹ
Translation of year 18
Reverse design Sarapis(?) standing in quadriga, right, holding sceptre, raising hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 21.10 g
Axis 12
Reference DS 8294, Geissen 1746, M 2297 corr.
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 2, 6: same rev. die. 3–4: same rev. die.
Note In some cases there is ambiguity about the identification of the figure on the reverse. Some dies certainly have Sarapis wearing a kalathos. On others there is no kalathos but the beard appears too long for Pius. Maybe the latter should be interpreted as Sarapis with the kalathos omitted. There appear to be no parallels for Zeus in a quadriga on coins of Alexandria.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 1031/1893
2 2     ✸ NY: 1944.100.60775
3 3     O: HCR33569 M 2297 corr.
4 4     Cologne Geissen 1746
5 5     DS 8294 = Naville Numismatics 43, 23 Sept. 2018, lot 297
6 6     Matthijs
7 7     Naville Numismatics 36, 3 Dec. 2017, lot 321