Alexandria: Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD) [ AL_1450 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Antoninus Pius mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts | Brustbild des Sarapis Pantheos nach rechts, mit Kalathos, Atef-Krone, Ammonshorn, Strahlenkrone und Dreizack, davor im Feld rechts Füllhorn, darüber L (retrograd) Ζ |
| Depicted Person |
Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD)
(
Augustus
)
|
- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: head (to the right)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
|
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from front)
Sarapis Pantheos (in portrait, wearing)
Kalathos (worn)
Radiant crown (worn)
Atef crown (worn)
Horn of Ammon (worn)
Himation (worn)
Trident (left)
Serpent (coiled)
Cornucopia (right)
|
| Legend (edited) | ΑΥΤ(ΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) Κ(ΑΙΣΑΡ) Τ(ΙΤΟΣ) ΑΙΛ(ΙΟΣ) ΑΔΡ(ΙΑΝΟΣ) - ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝ[ΟΣ] ΕΥΣΕΒ(ΗΣ)· | - |
| Legend (plain) | ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΣ ΕΥΣΕΒ | - |
| Title (Latin) |
Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in right field
:
L Ζ [retrograd]
|
| Same die(s) | - |
R. S. Poole, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Alexandria and the Nomes, London 1892.
No.
1102 Taf. 15
SNG Dänemark, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum Copenhagen IV, Part 41: Alexandria-Cyrenaica, Kopenhagen
No.
451
|
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC IV.4, 686 | |
| Reference Literature |
A. Geißen, Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln, Bd. II (Hadrian – Antoninus Pius Nr. 741-1994), Opladen 1978.
No.
1450
(This sample)
G. Macdonald, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection, Vol. III, Glasgow 1905.
No.
455
J. G. Milne, Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. With a Supplement by C. M. Kraay, London 1971.
No.
1773a
T. E. Mionnet, Description de médailles antiques, Greques et Romains VI, Paris 1813.
No.
1572
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. II (Münzverzeichnis), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
69
|
|
| Commentary | im Feld L (retrograd) Ζ | |
Related coins
Related coins (Comparable)