Alexandria: Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD) [ AL_1495 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Antoninus Pius mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts | Zodiacus: Sonne in Löwe; Brustbild des Helios mit Strahlenkrone in Himation nach rechts, über nach rechts laufendem Löwen; davor im Feld oben rechts Stern; im Feld unten L Η |
| Depicted Person |
Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD)
(
Augustus
)
|
- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: head (to the right)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
|
Zodiac
Sol / Helios (as a statue(tte), to the right, wearing)
Radiant crown (worn)
Himation (worn)
Lion (jumping, to the right)
Star (above)
|
| Legend (edited) | ΑΥΤ(ΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) Κ(ΑΙΣΑΡ) Τ(ΙΤΟΣ) ΑΙΛ(ΙΟΣ) ΑΔΡ(ΙΑΝΟΣ) - ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ(ΑΣΤΟΣ) ΕΥΣ(ΕΒΗΣ) | - |
| Legend (plain) | ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ ΕΥΣ | - |
| Title (Latin) |
Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in lower field
:
L Η
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References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC IV.4, 858 | |
| Reference Literature |
R. S. Poole, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Alexandria and the Nomes, London 1892.
No.
1084 Taf. 12
(Comparable: Vorderseiten-Legende)
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
2968
(Comparable: Vorderseiten-Legende)
F. Feuardent, Collections Giovanni di Demetrio, Numismatique, Égypte ancienne II, Domination romain, Paris 1872.
No.
1663 Taf. 23
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.
1495
(This sample)
S. W. Grose, Fitzwilliam Museum - Catalogue of the McClean Collection of Greek Coins III: Asia Minor, Further Asia, Egypt, Africa, Cambridge 1929.
No.
9878 Taf. 372,1
R. A. Haatvedt/E. E. Peterson, Coins from Karanis. The University of Michigan Excavations 1924-1935 (edited by E. M. Husselman), Ann Arbor 1964.
No.
336
J. G. Milne, Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. With a Supplement by C. M. Kraay, London 1971.
No.
1813f.
T. E. Mionnet, Description de médailles antiques, Greques et Romains VI, Paris 1813.
No.
1606
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. II (Münzverzeichnis), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
71
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| Commentary | im Feld unten L Η | |
| Commentary literature |
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. I (Text), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
116f.
C. W. A. Carlson, Rarities 3 – The Zodiac Series, in: Journal of the Society for Ancient Numismatics 4 (1972-1973), 46-48 und 53.
S.
46f.
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