Alexandria: Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD) [ AL_1872 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | barhäuptiges Brustbild des Antoninus Pius nach rechts, Panzer und Paludamentum, von hinten gesehen | Zwei Canopi stehen auf Kissen, zwischen ihnen ein Altar; Datum unleserlich (Jahr 2?) |
| Depicted Person |
Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD)
(
Augustus
)
|
- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from rear, bare-headed)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Cuirass (worn)
Paludamentum (worn)
|
Canopus - Osiris (left, standing on, to the right, wearing)
Atef crown (worn)
Canopus - Isis (right, standing on, to the left, wearing)
Henu crown (worn)
Pillow (underlying)
Altar (centrally)
|
| Legend (edited) | [ΑΥΤ(ΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) Κ(ΑΙΣΑΡ) Τ(ΙΤΟΣ) Α(ΙΛΙΟΣ) ΑΔΡ(ΙΑΝΟΣ) - ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΣ ΕΥ(ΣΕΒΗΣ)] | - |
| Legend (plain) | ΑΥΤ Κ Τ Α ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΣ ΕΥ | - |
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC IV.4, 56 (Comparable) | |
| Reference Literature |
R. S. Poole, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Alexandria and the Nomes, London 1892.
No.
1133 Taf. 18
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
2500 Taf. 11
F. Feuardent, Collections Giovanni di Demetrio, Numismatique, Égypte ancienne II, Domination romain, Paris 1872.
No.
1558
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.
1872
(This sample)
G. Macdonald, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection, Vol. III, Glasgow 1905.
No.
448
T. E. Mionnet, Description de médailles antiques, Greques et Romains VI, Paris 1813.
No.
1385
(Comparable)
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. II (Münzverzeichnis), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
64
|
|
| Commentary | Jahreszahl unleserlich | |
| Commentary literature |
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. I (Text), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
113f.
|
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