RPC IV.4, 2219

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2219
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΚΔ = 24
Dating AD 160/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ[Ο?] ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥ (?)
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription L Κ[Δ(?)
Reverse design serpent (Agathodaemon) erect, right, crowned with skhent, enfolding caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Reference DS 8935
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2218/1, 2221/1.
Note The reading of the Δ of the date is uncertain from the rubbing in DS (it could equally be a Β) but the obverse die-link to year 24 makes Δ more likely.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ DS 8935