RPC IV.4, 1856

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 1856
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Issue Year Κ = 20
Dating AD 156/7
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II, right
Reverse inscription L Κ
Reverse design emperor (Antoninus Pius), laureate, wearing a toga, seated on platform, left, extending hand, holding sceptre; to left, male figure wearing tunic, cloak, and trousers, standing, right, holding sceptre, offering crown
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3230
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: Löbb.
2 2     NY: 1944.100.61505
3 3     V: GR 24898
4 4     A: D 2143 / 3261
5 5     Aiello
6 6     D 3230 = Naville Numismatics 30, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 332