RPC IV.1, 5079 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5079 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ANTONINVS AVG PIVS
Edition Antoninus Aug(ustus) Pius
Translation Antoninus Augustus Pius
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription C L I COR
Edition c(olonia) L(aus) Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation the colony Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design Minerva/Athena standing, left, holding Victoria/Nike (over owl) and spear; leaning against spear, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.17 g
Axis 3, 10, 11, 12
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1920-8-5-984
2 2     L: 1920-8-5-985
3 3     L: 1920-8-5-986
4 4     ✸ V: GR 13653, reverse with owl
5 5     A.R. Bellinger, Catalogue of the Coins Found at Corinth, 1925 (New Haven [Connecticut], 1930), 7, no. 59, both legends obscure