Bronze Drachm of Antoninus Pius
Title
Bronze Drachm of Antoninus Pius
Inventory Number
DN 27
Materials
AE
Weight
25.18 g
Diameter
33 mm
Mint
Alexandria in Egypt
Description
Obverse: Laureate portrait of Antoninus Pius, r.; inscription completely worn. Reverse: Egyptian shrine, having two papyrus head columns and rounded pediment decorated with a disc and uraei. Within the temple the statue of Isis suckling Harpokrates before palm branch. Inscription ΔΩΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ. In exergue L.
Date
148/149 AD (year 12)
Bibliography
Unpublished
- Date Added
- August 28, 2017
- Collection
- Roman Coins
- Item Type
- Ancient Coin
- Citation
- “Bronze Drachm of Antoninus Pius,” Diniacopoulos Coin Collection, accessed April 24, 2024, https://diniacopoulos.omeka.net/items/show/6.