RPC IV.1, 4638 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4638 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
City Epidaurus
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝοϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑϹ ΕΠΙΔΑΥΡοΥ
Edition Ἱερᾶς Ἐπιδαύρου
Translation of holy Epidaurus
Reverse design Asclepius seated, left, feeding serpent from patera, holding long staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.40 g
Axis 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11
Reference BMC 30, Cop 133
Specimens 8 (7 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 30, pl. XXIX.23 (rev.), on obverse, cuirass(?) and paludamentum not very clear
2 2     Cop: 133
3 3     Mu: 7, on obverse, cuirass(?) and paludamentum not very clear
4 4     V: GR 14312, on obverse cuirass(?) and paludamentum not very clear
5 5     B: (Fox)
6 6     B: (Fox)
7 7     C: Leake 3894, European Greece, p. 51.5
8 8     ✸ Nomos 24, 22 May 2022, lot 143