RPC IV.4, 2223


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4.4/2223 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	IV.4
Number	2223
Province	Egypt
Region	Egypt
City	Alexandria
Reign	Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.)	Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue	Year ΚΔ = 24
Dating	AD 160/1
Obverse inscription	ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹ
Obverse design	laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription	L ΚΔ
Reverse design	elephant walking, right, holding thyrsus (or torch?) with trunk (unless 'elephant' is rhinoceros?)
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	19 mm
Axis	11, 12
Specimens	2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links	1–2: same obv. die as 2224/1, 2225/1.

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸			NY: 1973.56.861		20	3.50	12		Show
2	2			A: 6733	Demetrio 1954	18	2.95	11		Show